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In Greek mythology, whose anger was said to cause a great deluge sent to punish humanity?

deluge

[del-yooj, -yoozh, del-ooj, -oozh, dih-looj, -loozh] / ˈdɛl judʒ, -juʒ, ˈdɛl udʒ, -uʒ, dɪˈludʒ, -ˈluʒ /






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Even before stocks feel pain, bonds in the corporate credit market might come under pressure following a deluge of issuance.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

On a 5,500-acre farm near Fresno, grower Don Cameron is prepared for a deluge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The deluge has disrupted travel across Catalonia and Valencia, with flights cancelled and roads submerged.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

But traders add that there are a number of other factors pushing yields higher, such a solid labor market, swollen U.S. budget deficits and a deluge of tech-company debt issuance competing for investors’ cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Fresh cases arrived each day, but no longer in a deluge.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

"My flat's car park was under water -- it never floods, even in 2011" when hundreds of people died across Thailand in heavy deluges, he said, asking AFP not to publish his family name.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

And the careful, steadily reported, once-a-week format may seem like a dinosaur in this hyper-paced timeline where deluges of information accost us every ticking second.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

In Aceh Tamiang, one of the hardest-hit areas of Indonesia, survivors described villages being entirely swept away by fast-moving deluges.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025

Shockingly, their analysis suggests the deluges were far larger than the Great Flood, which reshaped much of the Central Valley and Los Angeles Basin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2024

Their idea of friendship only serves as the means of mutual deception between women, accompanied by deluges of endearing phrases and Judas kisses.

From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second by Count Carlo Gozzi

When streamers are deluged with AI slop, Qobuz might have found a sweet spot for an emerging streaming service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

But the opposite was true: I was deluged with requests for help from people hoping to save their relationships with their friends and loved ones.

From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026

Legitimately good doctors are deluged with referrals and turn away new patients.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

Utahns have also deluged Cox with thousands of letters in opposition, while regularly convening on the state Capitol with unflattering signs featuring O’Leary and Cox.

From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026

But in the last few months, the home had been deluged with younger arrivals—all Jews and all from Germany.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

“We got to probably 15 and it kind of started deluging, so the greens got a little softer.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2023

Massive storms are increasingly deluging California followed by periods of drought that increase the risk of wildfires.

From Reuters ● Jan. 5, 2023

Hurricane Fiona has grown stronger, after deluging Puerto Rico with rain.

From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

Instead, hundreds of thousands enlisted to fight the Russians, deluging recruiters from the army and the territorial defense force to the degree that many initially had to be turned away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2022

On the way into North Hampden, it was all I could do to keep from deluging Henry with questions, but I kept my mouth shut until we got there.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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