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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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The 724-page report describes a deluge of chaos and poor communication that made evacuations, rescues and firefighting more challenging amid conditions that were already exceptionally dangerous and volatile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The result is that recruiters are struggling to identify qualified candidates amid a deluge of AI-generated résumés.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

Fortunes are set to change by midweek with drier conditions forecast following a deluge for many parts of the UK on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

That was how everything went after the deluge.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Widespread deluges across the Southeast Asian country in 2011 killed more than 500 people and damaged millions of homes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Newsom and other supporters have said the tunnel would protect the state’s water system as climate change intensifies severe droughts and deluges.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 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

Right now, dating apps are falling out of favor with those treasured demographics, not least thanks to the prevalence of catfishing impostors and nonstop deluges of fake dating options.

From Slate ● May 17, 2024

On the contrary, the present state of the globe is one of permanent uniformity and entire security, except those comparatively slight catastrophes which result from earthquakes, volcanoes, and local deluges.

From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Edward Hitchcock

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

Utah officials have complained that the state has been deluged with constitutional challenges.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

When it became clear that the company was replacing its original formula rather than offering New Coke alongside it, its Atlanta headquarters was deluged with angry phone calls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

For seven days and nights the Putnam was deluged and hammered.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

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

From Reuters ● Jan. 5, 2023

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

Wednesday evening, up to 2 to 4 inches of rain fell in less than two hours — deluging Washington, D.C.'s northern suburbs.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2022

Angry residents are deluging officials with complaints and filing lawsuits, while some leading companies are installing new equipment, making payments to neighbors or even closing down.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2021

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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