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[swomp] / swɒmp /




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Authorities say the plane was on a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos when it came down in a swamp near a naval base on Monday morning.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Individually, they’re not as rich as Elon Musk, but collectively, they swamp that wealth.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

The swamp hen, known by its scientific name, Porphyrio martinica, is mostly found along the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean as well as parts of South America.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

She turned back into the heart of the swamp.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Rivers is one of several states that make up the southern Niger Delta region, a vast area of swamps and wetlands with huge reserves of oil and gas along Nigeria's coast.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

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

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

The NFL swamps all rival sports leagues in America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

When it rains, the flat lands fill with standing water and our villages become like swamps.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

Surendra Dowluri, 33, from India's Andhra Pradesh state, said raging water swamped the Upper Trishuli-1 site, where he was working.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

Three hours into the tour, investigators alleged Hernandez-Umana attempted to speed through swell during a U-turn and swamped the bow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 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

I think we would be swamped by now.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

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

Critics have accused both companies of contributing to a deluge of so-called AI slop swamping the internet and blurring lines between real and fake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025

"If a tidal wave of Chinese exports ends up swamping those markets and damaging employment and jobs … that's a massive diplomatic and geopolitical headache for the Chinese leadership."

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025

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

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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