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[droun] / draʊn /


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“The message is still the same. Do what you need to do. Drown out the noise, focus on the task at hand.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

And Comendant said Johannes Anyuru’s “They Will Drown in Their Mothers’ Tears” is “maybe my favorite book of the book year so far.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

In Angie Cruz’s fourth novel, “How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water,” an interviewer with an employment assistance program in New York asks protagonist Cara Romero to say something about herself.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2022

The metal rockers roared their way through tracks like Drown and Throne during a high-octane, mosh pit inducing co-headliner set.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2022

“A kiss, it’s called. Drown me for a fool, Tris, I should have remembered—” She broke off suddenly.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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