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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

I remembered how the Hunters had stormed out of the woods when they fought the manticore, and I was prepared for something like that—1 one huge charge that could overwhelm us.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

Mr. Davies’s formidable command of his subject is also the book’s weakness: His ambition to encompass so much science sometimes overwhelms the narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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

“The unexpected overwhelms you,” said McDonnel, who said her obligations for her parents vary daily and weekly.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 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

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

From Science Daily ● 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

Though she still feels overwhelmed about the future, she’s excited to explore the possibilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

But when the latest round of financing opened, it was overwhelmed.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Quickly the station is overwhelmed with luggage, porters, rail clerks, and gentlemen and ladies in fancier clothes than anyone I’ve seen before.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

This was the first game that Broncos coach Sean Payton took over playcalling duties and — thanks in large part to the Chargers’ defense — his team fell far short of overwhelming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

"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 scale of those losses remains overwhelming even as we pass three years since the day that shook Jews around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

Thank goodness, because it was already overwhelming to be doing this by ourselves.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks