waterlog
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Gusting winds protect the greens while rain can waterlog the seaside links, which see their conditions vary far more dramatically than at parkland-style courses such as Augusta National.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Critics say their dams can flood and waterlog fields while the animals themselves can feed on certain agricultural crops and damage trees.
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
"Beavers can flood and waterlog fields, feed on agricultural crops like maize, as well as damage and fell trees such as cricket bat willow."
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
Not at Marvel's oversaturation – we passed the waterlog point long ago.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2023
The wood was soft, felt soft to the point of his knife, and he thought that might mean they would waterlog, but then he decided it wouldn’t matter.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
Peat is partially decomposed vegetation that builds up in waterlogged ground over centuries, storing more carbon than any other soil on Earth.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
His cellphone, which he was using for navigation, became waterlogged and inoperable, Sato said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the filmmaker’s imagination, the trick of hiding Greek warriors inside a wood contraption was more believable if it looked like a waterlogged offering to a god left by a departed army.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
His repeated attempts to flex expensive restaurant bills and hardman tough talk land like a waterlogged handkerchief after he’s spent song after song cataloging all the specific ways we’ve all hurt his feelings.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
The waterlogged fibers weighed a ton, and they clung to my fingers as I tried to hurl piles away.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
It has said production fell below estimates because of sugarcane disease and waterlogging caused by excessive rainfall.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Flash floods were waterlogging soils, while droughts were killing off whatever crops survived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Ecologists also observed widespread waterlogging that was damaging native vegetation.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Heavy rain and gusty winds lashed India's southern coast as Cyclone Montha started to make landfall on Tuesday, officials said, disrupting flights and triggering waterlogging in low-lying areas.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
Unfortunately much waterlogging exists, due to excessive use of canal water and defective drainage.
From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Sir James McCrone Douie
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