overwhelm
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The flooding was extraordinary, and scientists said they show how the approaching Tropical Storm Rachel, along with high tides, a record-hot ocean and El Niño-fueled waves, can overwhelm coastal areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
As a result, the complaint says, instead of snow in the winter, Boulder gets more “high-intensity, short-duration rainfall events” that overwhelm its drainage systems and cause flooding.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
He said heavy rain could overwhelm drainage systems and penetrate walls, causing damp and erosion, while repeated cycles of wetting, drying, freezing and thawing could harm stonework.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
“Oftentimes the perceived risks overwhelm the actual risks.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Suddenly free of this burden, they can burst out and overwhelm the landscape.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Repeated ashfall blocks roads, overwhelms drainage systems and damages roofs.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Mr. Davies’s formidable command of his subject is also the book’s weakness: His ambition to encompass so much science sometimes overwhelms the narrative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Even here in the relative safety of Annapolis, Maryland, an advancing armada of amped-up college kids overwhelms me.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
“The unexpected overwhelms you,” said McDonnel, who said her obligations for her parents vary daily and weekly.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Spilled tea—or any other liquid— forms throbbing spherical globs in the air: the surface tension of the liquid overwhelms gravity.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Feeling overwhelmed by stress or struggling to adjust when things go wrong?
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
When I moved to Columbia, S.C., as a college freshman, the city of less than 150,000 overwhelmed me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Rather than becoming trapped in negative thinking or overwhelmed by frustration, people with greater psychological flexibility can recognize their emotions, consider their options, and respond in a more productive way.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Even without two of their three top players, the Lakers overwhelmed the Kings, who are expected to be among the worst teams in the Western Conference again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
That first session of therapy left me feeling raw and overwhelmed.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
Fiona Morris, who has ADHD, said she had often found large supermarkets overwhelming.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
"The overwhelming majority of Taiwanese compatriots do not want war; they wish to live their lives in peace and hope for peaceful cross-strait exchanges," Han said at the National Day event.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
If I think back to it now, it’s very overwhelming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
“By all quantifiable measures, this year has been an overwhelming success for biotech IPOs,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Her back was densely muscled and her claws long and sharply pointed, and with her came a sense of overwhelming power.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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