flooding

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The Slacks that used to be full of someone’s article going viral or a pitch getting accepted became places where people vented about A.I. slop flooding the platforms we wrote for.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

While these funds have long pitched themselves as stable alternatives to stocks and bonds, investors are now flooding many of them with requests to cash in their shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Add to that Hurricane Melissa, which struck the island nation in October 2025, flooding fertile farmland and destroying crops.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

During a powerful El Niño cycle in 1997-98, an intense string of storms caused flooding and debris flows across the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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