violent storm
Britishnoun
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About 30 hours later, near Michigan’s Whitefish Point and during a violent storm on Nov. 10, 1975, the big ship broke apart and sank with its 29 men.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
The Canadian-Antiguan national was one of 22 people aboard the Bayesian when it sank during a violent storm on Monday.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024
Late on Sept. 25, 1939, a violent storm lashed Southern California, sinking boats, flooding mountain resorts and killing nearly 100 people.
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2023
Over 20 people were left dead and scores wounded after violent storm packing high winds and heavy rains ripped through Southern and Midwestern sections of the United States, heading east on Saturday.
From Reuters • Apr. 2, 2023
Matt had the awful thought that Chacho had slipped to the bottom during the violent storm.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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