submerge
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"People have become a lot more aware of their own wellness in the last five years as they submerge themselves in health and wellbeing markets," event organisers said.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
First, the Coens submerge us headfirst into the cold netherworld of a Minnesota winter, where criminals hope that a dusting of fresh, frosty powder will cover their tracks.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
“They then witnessed the shark submerge below the waterline without resurfacing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
"But they are really flat yet prone to human-caused subsidence, so sustained sea level rise could submerge them really fast."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2025
“You cannot totally submerge somebody’s vehicle in a body of water,” said Tootie in a very loud voice, “and expect that there aren’t going to be severe consequences.”
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
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But at night this thoughtful tenant farmer’s daughter sits in the servants’ hall and submerges herself in serious study.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
There are poignant streaks throughout as Baumgartner delves into the past — or, rather, submerges himself in the “world of Then.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
That inhibits its ability to sink, slowing the overturning circulation that submerges atmospheric carbon and instead leaving it near the surface, limiting the ocean's ability to absorb more of the greenhouse gas.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2023
He submerges his full body into the frigid bubbling water for three chilly minutes, climbs out and hops into the warm whirlpool tub next to it for three minutes.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
The captain orders the master-at-arms to fire the cannon, but the whale submerges too quickly to be fired upon.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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As they watched from the slope above, the waters submerged their living quarters and swept away pickup trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
A video released by Nepal's Armed Police Force showed only part of her house visible, with the lower floors submerged by thick sludge.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
Footage of the rescue shows one of the boys sat on the top of the front of the jet ski while the rest of the vehicle is submerged beneath choppy waves.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Until now, however, scientists have lacked a reliable way to determine how the remains of extinct megafauna and other animals accumulated, survived, and changed inside these submerged graveyards.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Ian Rider had swum through the submerged tunnel.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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But it quickly caught fire on social media, where users have posted videos of themselves drinking a whole cup or submerging entire burritos in it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
Residents told Spanish media that by the time they received the mobile alert, muddy water was already surrounding their cars, submerging streets and pouring into their homes.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
During those storms, floodwaters surged into the Tulare Lake Basin, submerging roads, breaking through levees and inundating farmlands, where workers rushed to move equipment to high ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025
Darkness poured out, submerging the ways between the trees tin they were dim and strange as the bottom of the sea.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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