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/stɔrm/ 
| singular | storm |
| plural | storms |
A fierce storm hit the west coast of Florida early this morning.
A violent storm broke just as we reached the mountain.
Cars were forced to the side of the road as a severe summer storm swept the area.
There was a storm brewing on the horizon.
Collocations: storm the storm over working conditions
His arrest provoked a storm of protest.
Laurence is blissfully unaware of the legal storm brewing around him.
Collocations: storm Jazz took London and Paris by storm in the 1920s.
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