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dry spell

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dry spell
Rur. a period with no rain. The dry spell killed the crops. We ain't had such a long dry spell since 1988.
See also: dry, spell


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Summary: ECB's Weber says German economy is resilient and while it will go "through a dry spell over the coming months" there is "no reason for excessive pessimism.
In South Carolina, the corn and early planted soybeans are gone, wiped out in large part by a hot, dry spell during critical growing time in June.
After a good, dry spell, giant tractors rumble through the lanes, hauling the apparatus of modern grass-cutting.
 
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