drenching
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Upon impact, the balloons explode, drenching both mom and son.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Then came drenching storms, followed by the maddening doldrums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Flooding struck the popular holiday island of Ibiza on Saturday for the second time in two weeks as the storm moved east and north into the Mediterranean after drenching southeastern Spain.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
This trigger, he said, was pulled with force, drenching several northern states.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
“Tha’s better,” he said, shaking his head like a dog and drenching them all.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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