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swamp

[swomp] / swɒmp /




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Let’s take a wade into the ever-deepening swamp.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Authorities say the plane was on a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos when it came down in a swamp near a naval base on Monday morning.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Ever since, lawyers for industrial interests and environmental groups have debated exactly how watery some swamp or creek must be to qualify for protection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Water district officials said the swamp hen was still at the marsh as of Wednesday night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

So, if a fallen rabbi who purchased stolen goods wasn’t bad enough, we now had to deal with a swamp hermit on top of that.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The world-renowned site features iron carbonate concretions that formed some 309 million years ago, fossilizing within them ancient creatures that had once thrived in the area's lush swamps, shallow seas and river deltas.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Philip is a harvester of periwinkles, but says the sea snails - a delicacy in the Niger Delta - are hard to come by these days in the mangroves and swamps.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

If you’re new to her work, here is where to start with Groff’s sprawling canon, which spans from steamy Florida swamps to medieval abbeys with a gift for the unexpected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

Large parts of the central Congo Basin are difficult to reach, and travel to isolated lakes and swamps often requires boats or traditional pirogues.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 24, 2026

The region does have permanently water-filled swamps, sinkholes, and lakes, but often these are too salty to drink or use for irrigation.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The island capital Funafuti's highest point is just two metres above sea-level, and two of its nine coral atolls are already largely swamped by rising seas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

When the first trailer appeared online, many users swamped comment sections to complain about what they'd seen.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

I was not surprised by recent news that online classes have become swamped by artificial intelligence cheating, eroding academic integrity.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Three hours into the tour, investigators alleged Hernandez-Umana attempted to speed through swell during a U-turn and swamped the bow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

"We're swamped, Diane. I'm sorry, but we'll try to reply."

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Its competitors have accused it of irregular business practices, including winning illegal tax breaks in Kenya and swamping the market with bikes before the battery infrastructure is in place to handle the load.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Study suggests two underwater faults could each generate 7.1 quakes, swamping areas near shore with 30-foot waves.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

He began gaining renown as a lawyer in an era when asbestos cases were swamping the U.S. courts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

"If a tidal wave of Chinese exports ends up swamping those markets and damaging employment and jobs … that's a massive diplomatic and geopolitical headache for the Chinese leadership."

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025

Waves crashed against it, swamping it for a moment before surging away, leaving it bold and grimly reaching upward.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda


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