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deluge

[del-yooj, -yoozh, del-ooj, -oozh, dih-looj, -loozh] / ˈdɛl judʒ, -juʒ, ˈdɛl udʒ, -uʒ, dɪˈludʒ, -ˈluʒ /






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But moderators who were historically more lenient toward promotional posts have started pushing back after a deluge of Reddit posts designed to manipulate AI search results.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The deluge comes after a series of storms swept through Japan and neighbouring countries this week, in what's been forecast to be an unusually active typhoon season.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

There’s also been pressure building within the broader bond market as Big Tech “hyperscalers” increasingly issue a deluge of debt to help fund the artificial-intelligence buildout.

From MarketWatch Jul. 26, 2026

Amid their post-”Love Island USA” fame, Olandria and Vansteenberghe spoke candidly to Glamour about handling the newfound deluge of popularity, demand and fan love — and how they support each other through it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The deluge of spring-published books which brought in hundreds of seasonal five-dollar author clients and dozens of hundred-dollar publisher clients, had not been a deluge but a mere trickle.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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

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

This means the increased risk of flooding, with ground becoming saturated by persistent winter rainfall and drainage systems overwhelmed by summer deluges.

From BBC May 23, 2024

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

In fact your reservoir deluges me, altogether, with surprise as well as other sorts of effusion; by which I mean that though you do much to empty it you keep it remarkably full.

From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by Henry James

When streamers are deluged with AI slop, Qobuz might have found a sweet spot for an emerging streaming service.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 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

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

But raging waters were already deluging some highways, farmland and rural communities.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 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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