flood
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And the Sunday Express reports on a "flood" of illegal knives into the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Not only is the building within a flood zone, but many residents weren’t paying their HOA fees, leaving the HOA underfunded and potentially unable to pay for structural repairs if there was an emergency.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The most important consequence of 1914 floods: the creation of a county flood control district.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
In South Florida, they are already stretched by soaring insurance, taxes, flood exposure, homeowners association dues and potential assessments, Wands said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The continued newspaper coverage created a flood of requests for spirit circles.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
The system that protects us from floods cannot help us out of drought.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
A study has found that climate change had contributed to the glacier collapse that unleashed devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The most important consequence of 1914 floods: the creation of a county flood control district.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
But the danger is not confined to spectacular floods.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The spring floods had washed away the train tracks into town, cutting Churchill off from the rest of the world.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
As early as 1815, the flooded young pueblo had to hoist its skirts and move up to higher ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Individual accolades have flooded in during Hemp's time at City.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
This week, my feed was flooded with people dissecting the trailer and early coverage surrounding the upcoming documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, “You Can See Everything,” co-directed by comedian Nathan Fielder and filmmaker Lance Oppenheim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The later study found that water reached elevations of 3.5 meters locally and flooded as far as 150 meters inland.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Suddenly Torak’s mind flooded clear and he knew what to do.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
In February, a company processing debit-card transactions for Polymarket’s U.S. betting platform delivered some alarming news: Fraudsters were flooding the app.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Within a year of moving in, he wanted to sell, because multiple issues — from water shutoffs to flooding in common areas — made living there difficult.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The flooding comes less than two years after devastating flooding in Valencia killed more than 230 people.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The built river protected L.A. from the worst of its flooding, but created its own problems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The boy is dark and moon-faced and looks nothing like Bas, but the gesture is so much like him that immediately I step away from the window, trying to stop memories from flooding back.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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