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flood

[fluhd] / flʌd /




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After a flood, the two men dig their way out of the disaster.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Just as residents were beginning to clean up the flood damage, Super Typhoon Bavi bore down on eastern China, threatening more rain.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

I spoke of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by flood and field; Of hairbreadth ’scapes i’ th’ imminent deadly breach; Of being taken by the insolent foe And sold to slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

He said this created a "multi-generational financial and environmental liability", leaving our descendants with years of flood defence maintenance and the "insurmountable challenge of safe, millennia-long, highly radioactive nuclear waste isolation, amid a changing climate".

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

But this time Carmen was all alone in the raging flood.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis

Communities in the western Hill Country region should prepare for the possibility of flash floods with catastrophic river flooding possible in the Nueces, Frio and Medina river basins, the weather service said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

One person is dead after catastrophic flooding swept through the Texas Hill Country one year after fast-moving floods devastated a girls camp along the Guadalupe River.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Thousands have lost their homes as flash floods and landslides hit large parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

For the southern part of the state, that means a higher chance of above-average rainfall, risking a winter of flash floods and landslides.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Sunlight floods a dusty space with nests of cobwebs in the corners.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

Radio telescopes are constantly flooded with signals produced on Earth, so astronomers rely on sophisticated software to identify and remove interference before searching for anything unusual.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

The pipes had clogged and the room was flooded with sewage coming up a drain.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

The demand is pushing up airfreight volumes when higher U.S. tariffs are eating into the market for cheap e-commerce packages that flooded freight networks over the past several years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Fans flooded the comments section and praised the actress for her down-to-earth personality.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

He had realized they were missing, he had followed them, and he had swum the flooded cavern.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Significant flooding was also possible along the Pecos, Rio Grande and San Antonio rivers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

“They don’t necessarily care if they’re flooding our market.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

The river once terrorized Angelenos; its unconstrained flow was prone to flooding until most of its 51 miles were lined with concrete starting in the 1940s.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Extreme weather has wreaked havoc on southern and central China this week, bringing torrential rain and severe flooding to Guangxi, with a super typhoon heading towards eastern provinces this weekend.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

The ceiling was white, and naked bulbs hung from it on dark wires, flooding the room with harsh light.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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