water-logged
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Lueth also said that oil wells, which were water-logged by heavy floods over the past rainy season, are not yet fully operational.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024
More rain is falling on ground which is already water-logged, with another 10 to 20mm likely to fall through today.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024
Chances for more downed trees, as well as mudslides, road flooding and power outages are increasing as the storm continues to dump rain on an already water-logged region.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024
"They become so water-logged that it's difficult to pull them out of the ocean. And they are so cheap to replace that people just leave them in the water and buy new ones."
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023
Sinks everywhere are clogged with scraps of lettuce, decomposing lemon wedges, water-logged toast crusts.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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