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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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On a dry summer day, workers ran for their lives as a deluge of water knocked out pumps and electrical equipment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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

The deluge has disrupted travel across Catalonia and Valencia, with flights cancelled and roads submerged.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

But traders add that there are a number of other factors pushing yields higher, such a solid labor market, swollen U.S. budget deficits and a deluge of tech-company debt issuance competing for investors’ cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Maybe it was just the ferocity of the deluge.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

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

The broadcaster additionally cited Americans’ continuous deluges of supportive comments when it asked the regulatory agency, in June, to drop its license order.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

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

There is no trace of general cataclysms, of universal deluges, or of sudden destructions of a whole fauna or flora.

From The Voice of Science in Nineteenth-Century Literature Representative Prose and Verse by Various

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

Utahns have also deluged Cox with thousands of letters in opposition, while regularly convening on the state Capitol with unflattering signs featuring O’Leary and Cox.

From Slate ● Jun. 1, 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

Mayor Swaney was deluged with angry phone calls and emails from Times readers who were appalled that he had kicked the Fugees out of the town park after Christmas.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

“We got to probably 15 and it kind of started deluging, so the greens got a little softer.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2023

Both sides are deluging the White House with their arguments.

From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

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

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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