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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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I first noticed the deluge of content about Ceuta when I saw a viral video showing two women in wetsuits walking through the city.

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

Supporters from across India are literally feeding "cockroach" education-reform protesters camped in the capital, sending a deluge of pizzas, burgers, sandwiches and tea.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

The building’s washer and dryer units were also destroyed in the deluge.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

She saw with quiet impotence how the deluge was pitilessly exterminating a fortune that at one time was considered the largest and most solid in Macondo, and of which nothing remained but pestilence.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

And the careful, steadily reported, once-a-week format may seem like a dinosaur in this hyper-paced timeline where deluges of information accost us every ticking second.

From Slate Jun. 5, 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

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

A flood of stories and anecdotes deluges us with proof.

From A New Atmosphere by Gail Hamilton

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

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

The rain deluged, flooding the girder and running into the aerie.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Massive storms are increasingly deluging California followed by periods of drought that increase the risk of wildfires.

From Reuters Jan. 5, 2023

Hurricane Fiona has grown stronger, after deluging Puerto Rico with rain.

From New York Times Sep. 20, 2022

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

Angry residents are deluging officials with complaints and filing lawsuits, while some leading companies are installing new equipment, making payments to neighbors or even closing down.

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2021

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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