Though now in constant demand, the 29-year-old actor still vividly recalls the seven-year drought of obscure roles and rejection that sent him into despair about his career.

The three to five feet of powdery snow dumped here in the past week have raised hope that this winter may finally break California's seven-year drought.

After their sad seven-year drought without a playoff berth, the Rangers were swept by the Devils in last year's opening round, but they appear stronger this time.

Even the most curmudgeonly spokesmen in the State Department of Water Resources were crowing about the end of the seven-year drought.

Norco was in the midst of a seven-year drought, and the agricultural success of the 1920s was all but a memory.

A seven-year drought has eased, the wheat heads are big and bursting, and the bluffs along the river have ripened to an unfamiliar velvety green.

It also showed that the worst seven-year drought in 700 years coincided precisely with the foundation and early years of Jamestown.

At roughly the same time, what is now California was baking in centuries-long droughts, dwarfing the mere seven-year droughts of today.

He interprets the King's dream, which is about Egypt having a seven-year drought.

During the seven-year drought, Yusuf's brothers visit Egypt to get food for their family.