waterlogged

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His repeated attempts to flex expensive restaurant bills and hardman tough talk land like a waterlogged handkerchief after he’s spent song after song cataloging all the specific ways we’ve all hurt his feelings.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

"Flooding complicates repairs because the fields are waterlogged and some roads are blocked," Enedis crisis director Herve Champenois said at a press briefing Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

A spokesperson said one puffin had been found "waterlogged" in Cruden Bay but was being cared for by rescuers.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

They form when waterlogged soils accumulate layers of dead vegetation over thousands of years.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025

“We had seven canoes, all of them dugouts. One was small, one was cranky, and two were old, waterlogged, and leaky,” Roosevelt noted.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple