awash
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The Department of Justice said that claims about prisons being awash with drugs, staff safety being ignored or management not caring about staff wellbeing "are simply not borne out by evidence".
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Military heroes can be depicted on horseback clutching the accoutrements of war, statesmen shown gesturing dramatically in mid-oration, and saints and clerics rendered awash in revelation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
And on X, Bluesky, TikTok and elsewhere, the comment sections are awash in accounts proclaiming the shooting a fake.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026
Debunked claims routinely resurface across platforms awash with fakes, a pattern some researchers call "zombie" misinformation.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Sadie’s parents were divorcing and the town was awash in rumors about her father.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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