flooding
Example Sentences
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Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica in October as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, bringing heavy rains and flash flooding, downing power lines and cutting off the internet.
A fundraiser has reached more than £200,000 in two days, with donations and condolences flooding in.
From BBC
Still, some flooding is likely, he said, since waterways are still swollen and soils still saturated from those earlier storms.
From Los Angeles Times
Beyond flooding the internet with commoditized content, techno-optimists worry that AI slop has stigmatized the use of AI for legitimate productive purposes.
From MarketWatch
The MIT researchers used the computer model of the retrofitted Manzanillo Express to test the vessel’s integrity under simulated extreme conditions like sinking, flooding, extreme weather, loss of power or a fire.
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