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flood

[fluhd] / flʌd /




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What happens if you have a flood that isn’t covered by home insurance?

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

"They flood the site with toxic substances to kill the bacteria," Dr. Niethammer says.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Both have earned fandoms by injecting levity into managing each election’s data flood.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

This would probably come alongside a collapse in demand for new chips and a flood of secondhand chips or cut-price compute hitting the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

They fanned out across the plant, searching cars and trucks for batteries that hadn’t been damaged by the flood.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

But there are also a long list of challenges: grappling with worst-in-the-nation unemployment, solving an unrivaled housing shortage, and preparing for and responding to seemingly endless fires and floods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

August brought Super Typhoon Dolphin, which churned across the Pacific for 16 days - before slamming into eastern China, triggering heavy floods and dozens of casualties.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The state predicts the colder seasons will bring extra powerful storms that risk bringing damage and floods.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Micron investors don’t only have to worry about a demand slowdown, but also about what happens if too much supply floods the market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

All that meets me, all that floods over me are but feelings—greed of life, love of home, yearning for the blood, intoxication of deliverance.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

When Stephanie Young's cat Buddy went missing from her garden in September last year, she flooded pet rescue sites and social media groups with information about him.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Some young Weil lawyers quickly flooded social media with distress signals—and résumés.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

“Reports of Anchovy Jack sightings flooded into SFACC,” the agency said, “and Animal Control Officers responded to the last reported sighting location time after time. Nobody could catch him.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Deposed dictators, embezzlers and dissent-crushers have flooded into South Florida like the regular king tides.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

The Tuscan had flooded farther upstream, too, washing out several homes.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

"Concreting over this land replaces natural drainage and creates a huge risk of flooding into neighbouring properties and roads," he added.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The report said 2026 provided "stark reminders" that climate change affects everyone, from extreme heat and wildfires in Europe to the catastrophic glacial flooding in Nepal.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Since late October, on days when tech stocks dropped sharply, investors have been flooding into the roughly $32 trillion U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The firm also has hundreds of associates who will be flooding the job market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

My heart flutters, unexpectedly flooding me with doubt.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon


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