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swamp

[swomp] / swɒmp /




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The former swamp, made muddy by recent rains, is a natural deterrent for potential invaders.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

The remains came from both native and introduced animals, including cows, kangaroos, emus, sheep, pigs, dingoes, rabbits, possums, quolls and swamp rats.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

Even tiny gains from AI produce social benefits that swamp a $900 billion investment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

As whole house fans and swamp coolers can suck additional pollutants inside, the department recommends using air purifiers or air conditioners as alternatives when possible.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

It was just a swamp hermit’s house, and they were wasting time.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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

So their ancestors sped through swamps where huge reptiles lived.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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

Meanwhile, he said the abandoned lot next door remains unsecured and swamped with trash from transients who frequent the site.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Recruiters and HR offices are swamped with applications that people churn out with job-search platforms and AI agents.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Feverish interest in players like Erling Haaland, boosted by Norway's victory over Brazil, means shops have been swamped as soon as fresh kits drop.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Though the horse was not going to race in the state, carloads of fanatically devoted admirers drove hundreds of miles and swamped the town just to see him gallop in his morning workouts.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Yet over time, the project incurred an astonishing $880 million in change orders, swamping the original $1.95-billion cost estimate.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

With more than a billion internet users, India is grappling with AI-generated disinformation swamping social media.

From Barron's Feb. 17, 2026

“Rashomon” begins in that torrential downpour, swamping the men who huddle for shelter beneath the pillars of the ancient gate.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

Pictures show the deep flood waters swamping bridges and fast moving water swirling down roads.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2025

Poor Mohammed, he thought, all his brothers and sisters swamping him.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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