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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

Treasury yields have marched higher for much of the summer, driven by concerns about rising oil prices, growing U.S. budget deficits and a deluge of tech-company bonds now competing for investors’ cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The mere thought of the word provoked a shot of pain behind my jaws and a deluge of saliva in my mouth.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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

Monsoon rains paired with two rare tropical storm systems, sometimes known in the region as cyclones, dumped record deluges across Sri Lanka, and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia last week.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

Flooding has been an annual concern in the area since 2011, as homes have been damaged and swept away by deluges.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 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

During the eruption clouds condensed into tempests of rain, and hot water from the mountain, forming deluges of mud, swept down the sides, and reached even to Nola and the Apennines.

From Volcanoes: Past and Present by Edward Hull

In an era when streamers are deluged with AI slop, and artists cut ties over corporate titans’ investments, Qobuz found a sweet spot for an emerging streamer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 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

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

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

The court had never been deluged with such crowds before.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

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

Ida left a trail of devastation through the southern end of the parish, deluging little communities in the wetlands and washing houses away completely on the beaches of Grand Isle, which parish officials deemed “uninhabitable.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 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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