drowning

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Doncaster Coroner's Court heard earlier that a post-mortem examination showed "features in keeping with drowning", but the coroner stressed this conclusion was preliminary and subject to further investigations.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

A steady stream of trucks trundled past, sometimes drowning out conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Still, Owens is currently drowning in an ocean of severe legal and professional crises.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

As a TV personality-turned-influencer, Pratt knows that storytelling is far more effective than drowning the audience in statistics, as Bass and Raman did.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Night noises—creaks and cracks, crunches and snaps; the echoing call of an owl—fill my ears, but I am drowning inside in silence...

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz