drenched
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Or consider the dot-com mania of the late 1990s, when eToys, Pets.com and hordes of other flash-in-the-pan internet companies drenched the market with initial public offerings of stock.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
We just watch the boat captain go somewhere deep inside himself that we don’t get to see, emerging drenched in sweat.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
“If anything, we’re drenched in the legacy of this music. We’re optimists. I’m not ran by no doomsday clock. When we perform shows, people say, ‘You give me hope.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
He describes it as "madness" that sunshine drenched southern Italy doesn't put up more solar panels, for example.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Arching its back, it seemed to hover in the air before disappearing in a shimmering splash that drenched Jackson and Uncle Solly.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
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