deluge
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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
It’s just one drop inside the daily deluge of ambient ghoulishness.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
Last April, a deluge in Philadelphia derailed the Dodgers and Tyler Glasnow in a frustrating defeat against the Phillies.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
In one town, the slurry knocked out a hydropower project, adding even more water to the deluge as it joined the Teesta, a Himalayan river known for its sinewy twists and turns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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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