swamped

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As a result, the city has been swamped with a mounting backlog of streetlight repairs — more than 33,000.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Many, though, are swamped: In Philadelphia earlier this year, for example, the local steamfitter’s union apprenticeship program received 609 applications for just 85 slots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Now, as some businesses, investors and individuals become more concerned about who will be swamped in that transformation, the companies are making a pivot to trying to help manage the downside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Can I just emphasise that fans come to watch a football match and see their team's players, not to be swamped by referees or VAR stopping games at every contentious moment.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

But as Caroline’s wedding approaches—she is to be married April 30, 1873—Vincent is more and more swamped by his sadness.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman