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deluge

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






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But even with changing menus, there has still been a deluge of chippies closing.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Becerra responded with an ad that highlighted California’s natural beauty, from the coastline to the desert to the redwoods, as a respite from the deluge of Steyer ads.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

But Microsoft and Meta were hit hard by worries about their capital spending plans, which caused the Mag Seven ETF to drop about 0.5% the day after the earnings deluge.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Worryingly, Jones draws a close analogy with the present-day situation as he expects the deluge of planned IPO issuance this year, in the form of SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI, to inundate the market completely.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

A day ago we’d have given up our teeth for a good rain, and now we gnashed them in frustration over the deluge.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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