dust storm
noun
1
: a dust-laden whirlwind that moves across an arid region and is usually associated with hot dry air and marked by high electrical tension
2
: strong winds bearing clouds of dust
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McQuarrie’s feats lack the comic timing, composition, and emotionalism that cartoonist-director Brad Bird brought to the thrilling Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Ethan/Tom spider-walking the Burj Khalifa skyscraper and outrunning a dust storm, Paula Patton’s womanly catfight with Léa Seydoux).
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Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025
The receding shoreline exposed contaminated seabed, causing dust storms and health hazards.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
On March 14, a dust storm struck in Goodland, causing near-zero visibility on nearby Interstate 70, local NBC affiliate KNSW reported at the time.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
That’s what the U.S. experienced when a strong extratropical cyclone caused winds stretching thousands of miles that whipped up dust storms and spread wildfires, and even caused tornadoes and blizzards in the central and southern U.S. in March 2025.
—Chris Nowotarski, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025
The receding shoreline exposed contaminated seabed, causing dust storms and health hazards.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
On March 14, a dust storm struck in Goodland, causing near-zero visibility on nearby Interstate 70, local NBC affiliate KNSW reported at the time.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
That’s what the U.S. experienced when a strong extratropical cyclone caused winds stretching thousands of miles that whipped up dust storms and spread wildfires, and even caused tornadoes and blizzards in the central and southern U.S. in March 2025.
—Chris Nowotarski, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Dust storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20storm. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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