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As a result, the complaint says, instead of snow in the winter, Boulder gets more “high-intensity, short-duration rainfall events” that overwhelm its drainage systems and cause flooding.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

He said heavy rain could overwhelm drainage systems and penetrate walls, causing damp and erosion, while repeated cycles of wetting, drying, freezing and thawing could harm stonework.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Storms can overwhelm the aging facility, which suffered an equipment breakdown in 2021 that led to 17 million gallons of raw sewage gushing into the Santa Monica Bay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Even extremely small vibrations or pointing errors could allow unwanted starlight to leak into an image and overwhelm the much dimmer planets scientists hope to detect.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

She had to keep moving, or the gravity of what she had just done would overwhelm her.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Repeated ashfall blocks roads, overwhelms drainage systems and damages roofs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

For a reader he is like a guest who overwhelms and exhausts, but who is then invited back for the sheer enjoyment of his absorbing tales, striking insights and charm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Even here in the relative safety of Annapolis, Maryland, an advancing armada of amped-up college kids overwhelms me.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

That sparks fears of a capital squeeze, whereby sheer supply overwhelms available buyer cash.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Garrett looks at me with such despair, it nearly overwhelms me.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

When questioned Thursday by conservative media outlet Real America's Voice, Zacharia said she had registered to take the bar exam but was then "distracted and overwhelmed" by plans to move with her husband to China.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Feeling overwhelmed by stress or struggling to adjust when things go wrong?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

When I moved to Columbia, S.C., as a college freshman, the city of less than 150,000 overwhelmed me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The threat comes from both rivers and the sea, while surface water flooding - where local drainage systems become overwhelmed during heavy downpours - is seen as an increasing danger.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Even though the emptiness in Nathan’s stomach made his tummy growl, a new emptiness had formed in his chest, and it overwhelmed his hunger.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

"The overwhelming majority of Taiwanese compatriots do not want war; they wish to live their lives in peace and hope for peaceful cross-strait exchanges," Han said at the National Day event.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

The 2021 spill was related to poor maintenance, not an overwhelming amount of rain, said Mark Gold, director of the California Ocean Ecosystem Monitoring Program at UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The costumers have done a great job of supporting the characters; the soundtrack music, by Oli Julian, is unusual enough to notice without overwhelming the action.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Yet the overwhelming share of the conduct at issue lies beyond not only Colorado’s borders but America’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Laughter erupted close by, and despite the dizziness and overwhelming need to barf, Seven sat up fast.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega