drenching
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El Niño, the climate pattern of ocean waters warming up in the central and eastern Pacific, does not guarantee drenching storms in California, but it tilts the chances in their favor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
An attempt to conjure a tropical vibe, or just a way to persuade patrons to run up a tab by avoiding a drenching?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
As other parts of the UK prepared for the fourth heatwave of the summer, the Commonwealth Games athletics competition was given a drenching in Glasgow.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Then came drenching storms, followed by the maddening doldrums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
There is no dearth of men who understand these things, but these are not the men who order the wholesale drenching of the landscape with chemicals.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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