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hail

[heyl] / heɪl /








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Thunderstorms and hail are actually quite common features of the weather this time of year as the extra daylight and warmth helps grow bigger showers that bring hail.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Doctors often hail immunotherapies as miracle drugs — and for good reason.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

He had just been sent away on an involuntary midseason vacation, and he wanted Chaney to come to the lobby and help him hail a taxi.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Trump then went on to hail Elizabeth, who died in 2022, as a "very, very special woman who is very greatly missed on both sides of that mighty Atlantic."

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Suddenly he saw the infuriated animal scrabbling away at the earth, and heard it growling softly as a continuous hail of earth coming from an unseen source covered it.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford




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