drenching
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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
For the first time in months, widespread rainfall is drenching the Los Angeles area as a strong band of moisture from a dissipated tropical storm moves north.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
The settlement was reached five years after 15,000 gallons of jet fuel from a Delta Air Lines plane were dumped onto Cudahy, drenching children playing at a school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
Soon little droplets of rain fell, refreshing at first, but quickly turning into a drenching shower.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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