inundated
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The mine was beneath an atmospheric river that inundated much of Chile, a rare occurrence that meteorologists said was consistent with a strengthening El Niño.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“You can’t go to Boyle Heights without being inundated with flies, and the streets are inundated with rats,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Tracy Sweetland-Hodges, who works for the charity, said demand had "doubled if not tripled" and its two support workers were "inundated every morning with a long list of referrals from across the borough".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Sleepy villages that would normally never feature in a typical tourist itinerary have suddenly found themselves inundated with eclipse hunters from around the world.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Boston was inundated with British soldiers, and now every third person one met in the street wore the handsome uniform of King George the Third.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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