deluge
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The deluge has disrupted travel across Catalonia and Valencia, with flights cancelled and roads submerged.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I understand having a deluge of information from many sources and just being confused and having concerns,” Jones said at the news conference.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
The deluge took the same path where power plants are concentrated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
A deluge of cattiness awaits us in 2027.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
We sat in front of Charlie’s house for hours, as the sky darkened and rain plummeted around us in a sudden deluge.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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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
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
In Aceh Tamiang, one of the hardest-hit areas of Indonesia, survivors described villages being entirely swept away by fast-moving deluges.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
Torrential monsoon season deluges paired with two separate tropical cyclones last week dumped heavy rain across all of Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
On the contrary, the present state of the globe is one of permanent uniformity and entire security, except those comparatively slight catastrophes which result from earthquakes, volcanoes, and local deluges.
From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Edward Hitchcock
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
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
Then I'm deluged in lemony foam that I have to scrape off with a heavy bristled brush.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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The new authorities swiftly loosened Assad-era restrictions, deluging the market with cheaper imports and lifting a moratorium that made dealing with dollars a criminal offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025
“We got to probably 15 and it kind of started deluging, so the greens got a little softer.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2023
Massive storms are increasingly deluging California followed by periods of drought that increase the risk of wildfires.
From Reuters ● Jan. 5, 2023
Until she saw the money and comments deluging GoFundMe, Ms. Bachom, the video journalist, thought she was the only one who felt a special connection to Mr. Patel and the store.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 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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