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Recent Examples of rainy day
Lindsey McGinnis/The Christian Science Monitor On this day rainy day, the women aren’t on high alert.
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Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
In all, the credit outlook is stable for most states, according to Morgan Stanley, with rainy day fund balances at all-time highs.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
In 1856 Thomas Burberry established his namesake brand with the intention of making clothing that could withstand any weather conditions, especially the notoriously rainy days of Great Britain.
—Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
With larger-than-expected surpluses in recent years as the stock market has boomed, the state has one of the largest rainy day funds in its history.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2025
The return of the remains Thursday had set off a nationwide outpouring of grief as flag-waving crowds lined highways on a rainy day to pay their respects to a convoy carrying the coffins and thousands packed a Tel Aviv square in an emotional nighttime vigil.
—Melanie Lidman, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Even in the drizzle of a rainy day, the quarterback was dropping the ball right into the hands of his receivers.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Now, many are questioning how Maryland went from a $5.5 billion surplus at the end of the previous administration, comprising $3 billion in rainy day funds and a $2.5 billion budget surplus, to a multibillion-dollar deficit in just a few years.
—J.b. Jennings, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025
On a rainy day in Chanthaburi, Thailand, one random act of kindness made all the difference.
—Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
In all, the credit outlook is stable for most states, according to Morgan Stanley, with rainy day fund balances at all-time highs.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
In 1856 Thomas Burberry established his namesake brand with the intention of making clothing that could withstand any weather conditions, especially the notoriously rainy days of Great Britain.
—Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
With larger-than-expected surpluses in recent years as the stock market has boomed, the state has one of the largest rainy day funds in its history.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2025
The return of the remains Thursday had set off a nationwide outpouring of grief as flag-waving crowds lined highways on a rainy day to pay their respects to a convoy carrying the coffins and thousands packed a Tel Aviv square in an emotional nighttime vigil.
—Melanie Lidman, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
Even in the drizzle of a rainy day, the quarterback was dropping the ball right into the hands of his receivers.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Now, many are questioning how Maryland went from a $5.5 billion surplus at the end of the previous administration, comprising $3 billion in rainy day funds and a $2.5 billion budget surplus, to a multibillion-dollar deficit in just a few years.
—J.b. Jennings, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025
On a rainy day in Chanthaburi, Thailand, one random act of kindness made all the difference.
—Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainy day
Noun
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The Trump administration asked the high court for emergency relief in three separate requests, which arise out of cases brought in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington state.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2025
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But, here's the catch: under the NEA, Congress has the authority to move quickly to terminate that emergency declaration.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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London might have been swinging for other residents, but Palmer still lived in a neighborhood filled with post-War deprivation.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Inmates are frequently subjected to punishments including food deprivation and electric shocks.—
Mneesha Gellman,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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Under exigency, the school may cut both nonacademic and academic staff, including tenured faculty.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
16 Dec. 2024
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George Washington, who could have been a king, set the tone by abdicating after two terms, a precedent followed by all his successors until F.D.R., under wartime exigency, broke it.—
Bill McKibben,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Rainy day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainy%20day. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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