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a
: a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain
b
: tornado
2
: any of various centrifugal devices for separating materials (such as solid particles from gases)
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Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
With around 160 works spanning media and genres, the exhibition promises to be a far cry from the Met’s last attempt to explore the Harlem Renaissance, a 1969 show with ethnographic-style dioramas and a near-total omission of Black artists, which drew a cyclone of blowback.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2024
The bomb cyclone was a 50-degree drop in temperature in 12 hours.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2024
An enormous cyclone was hurling stormy weather at the West Coast on Jan. 30, and the massive white twister was seen in satellite images from space.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
The calculus around natural disasters such as hurricanes and cyclones fed record gains at funds managed by firms including Tenax Capital, Tangency Capital and Fermat Capital Management.
—Sheryl Tian Tong Lee, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2024
And federal agencies still don’t classify it the same as earthquakes, cyclones, and other natural disasters, limiting funds for mitigation.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2024
There’s the cyclone of interest surrounding Taylor Swift, of course, Travis Kelce’s superstar girlfriend.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
The second major winter storm barreling through the U.S. this week is expected to bring several feet of snow to parts of Washington state and Oregon though Tuesday, the weather service said in a bulletin, while a mid-latitude cyclone forms over the central and southern Great Plains.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2024
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Globally, extreme weather events are spiking — with more-intense cyclones as warmer air holds more water, longer droughts in other areas, and more forest fires as heat dries out vegetation.
—Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
With around 160 works spanning media and genres, the exhibition promises to be a far cry from the Met’s last attempt to explore the Harlem Renaissance, a 1969 show with ethnographic-style dioramas and a near-total omission of Black artists, which drew a cyclone of blowback.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2024
The bomb cyclone was a 50-degree drop in temperature in 12 hours.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2024
An enormous cyclone was hurling stormy weather at the West Coast on Jan. 30, and the massive white twister was seen in satellite images from space.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
The calculus around natural disasters such as hurricanes and cyclones fed record gains at funds managed by firms including Tenax Capital, Tangency Capital and Fermat Capital Management.
—Sheryl Tian Tong Lee, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2024
And federal agencies still don’t classify it the same as earthquakes, cyclones, and other natural disasters, limiting funds for mitigation.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2024
There’s the cyclone of interest surrounding Taylor Swift, of course, Travis Kelce’s superstar girlfriend.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
The second major winter storm barreling through the U.S. this week is expected to bring several feet of snow to parts of Washington state and Oregon though Tuesday, the weather service said in a bulletin, while a mid-latitude cyclone forms over the central and southern Great Plains.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2024
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“Cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyclone. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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