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the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car
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For much of Saturday’s 26-21 loss to Washington, as rain fell in sheets and a freezing wind blew off Lake Washington, Lincoln Riley stuck stubbornly with his gut, testing the nation’s No. 1 pass defense by throwing into a downpour with a struggling quarterback.
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Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain on Oct. 29 swept away everything in their path.
—Teresa Medrano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away everything in their path in a matter of minutes.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Additional rain is expected through Sunday, falling on ground already saturated by Saturday's downpours and thus raising the risk of further flash flooding.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain on Oct. 29 swept away everything in their path.
—Teresa Medrano, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away everything in their path in a matter of minutes.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Additional rain is expected through Sunday, falling on ground already saturated by Saturday's downpours and thus raising the risk of further flash flooding.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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