drown
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While rightly proud of his database, Mr. Lefebvre sometimes gets repetitive—he mentions six separate times that birds drown prey—and lapses into listing species and their innovations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Everywhere he has shown the film, audiences have responded in largely the same way, often laughing so loudly they drown out lines of dialogue.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
"They did not drown," he said, indicating that the two most likely died from "suffocation, as unfortunately often happens".
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Boyle said if someone was to drown in the lake it would "be my fault, even if we've taken every measure".
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
The birds were singing as if life depended on making noise, and I didn’t care at all that the Pierce would drown out their songs.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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