Word: downpouring
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...storm clouds gathered overhead, Marcos issued a stern warning to the government of President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. If there is fraud in the upcoming national election, he declared, there will be an explosion of protest that will shut down Mexico. Just as he stopped speaking, a powerful downpour brought the four-day gathering to a sudden end, setting off a dangerous shower of sparks from the encampment's electric lights...
...that weren't enough, the game was interrupted about a third of the way through with an alternating downpour of snow, sleet and rain...
...clergy. In the midst of all the pomp and circumstance of the Church and the court nobles, two smirking boyars (nobles) dump huge baskets of gold coins over the young czar's pointy crown. Ivan's gaze remains stoic as if he were merely caught in an everyday downpour. We know immediately that Einstein is on our side; we are certain after the initial bit of hesitation that this is no dry three-hour history lecture. He is prepared to let us use our imaginations about this remote and dark time period...
...sophomore Joel Radtke, who finished two shots off the lead and tied for fourth place, the Crimson men overcame a downpour Sunday in Concord, N.H. and a Hanover home-course advantage yesterday at Dartmouth to finish a strong fifth out of a possible thirteen...
Rain trickled down through the open windows of the Cabot Underground Theatre on Sunday night; it was raining in the hearts of the cast, too. To add to the downpour, the audience before long was weeping tears of frustration. The Cabot House Drama Society production of The Tempest sports some fine acting, thoughtful direction and engaging drama. But these faint mitigating rays fail to illuminate the bleak landscape of the show...