swamped
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Recruiters and HR offices are swamped with applications that people churn out with job-search platforms and AI agents.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
On Wednesday when AFP visited Liulan, floodwaters had receded, but the streets and houses were swamped with thick mud.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
The single votes that they acquire for every SpaceX Class A share offered in the IPO is swamped by the 10 votes per share of the company’s class B stock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
However, one thing United's powerbrokers were certain about was that he would not be swamped by the sheer scale of what he was taking on.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
The lifeboat abruptly tilted forward and everything was reversed: I was now at the lower end of the lifeboat, and the water that had swamped it, with a tiger soaking in it, came my way.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
