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deluge

[del-yooj, -yoozh, del-ooj, -oozh, dih-looj, -loozh] / ˈdɛl judʒ, -juʒ, ˈdɛl udʒ, -uʒ, dɪˈludʒ, -ˈluʒ /






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Rather, the fuel — overwhelmingly purchased legally in the United States — arrives at seaports and border crossings via ships, trains and trucks, part of the daily deluge of imported hydrocarbons.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

"If the deluge comes down, we could be caught out."

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Supporters from across India are literally feeding "cockroach" education-reform protesters camped in the capital, sending a deluge of pizzas, burgers, sandwiches and tea.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

A deluge of hyperscaler debt creates risk that investors will run up against concentration limits in their portfolios from a single company or industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The deluge slowed, the clouds circled counterclockwise, and a flock of spotted sandpipers blew in from the coast.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

In Aceh Tamiang, one of the hardest-hit areas of Indonesia, survivors described villages being entirely swept away by fast-moving deluges.

From BBC Dec. 6, 2025

Torrential monsoon season deluges paired with two separate tropical cyclones last week dumped heavy rain across all of Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia.

From Barron's Dec. 2, 2025

Shockingly, their analysis suggests the deluges were far larger than the Great Flood, which reshaped much of the Central Valley and Los Angeles Basin.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2024

Right now, dating apps are falling out of favor with those treasured demographics, not least thanks to the prevalence of catfishing impostors and nonstop deluges of fake dating options.

From Slate May 17, 2024

On the contrary, the present state of the globe is one of permanent uniformity and entire security, except those comparatively slight catastrophes which result from earthquakes, volcanoes, and local deluges.

From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Hitchcock, Edward

But the opposite was true: I was deluged with requests for help from people hoping to save their relationships with their friends and loved ones.

From Salon Jun. 8, 2026

Legitimately good doctors are deluged with referrals and turn away new patients.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

Utahns have also deluged Cox with thousands of letters in opposition, while regularly convening on the state Capitol with unflattering signs featuring O’Leary and Cox.

From Slate Jun. 1, 2026

When it became clear that the company was replacing its original formula rather than offering New Coke alongside it, its Atlanta headquarters was deluged with angry phone calls.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Mayor Swaney was deluged with angry phone calls and emails from Times readers who were appalled that he had kicked the Fugees out of the town park after Christmas.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

Both sides are deluging the White House with their arguments.

From New York Times Mar. 16, 2023

Massive storms are increasingly deluging California followed by periods of drought that increase the risk of wildfires.

From Reuters Jan. 5, 2023

Instead, hundreds of thousands enlisted to fight the Russians, deluging recruiters from the army and the territorial defense force to the degree that many initially had to be turned away.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2022

Angry residents are deluging officials with complaints and filing lawsuits, while some leading companies are installing new equipment, making payments to neighbors or even closing down.

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2021

On the way into North Hampden, it was all I could do to keep from deluging Henry with questions, but I kept my mouth shut until we got there.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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