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In the summer of 1993, record rains in the Midwest caused the Mississippi River to overflow its banks, break through levees, and inundate the entire countryside; such an inundation hadn't been seen for at least a hundred years. By contrast, the Nile River inundated its entire valley every year, bringing the rich black silt that made the valley one of the most fertile places on earth. (The inundations ceased with the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970.) Whenever a critical issue is being debated, the White House and Congressional offices are inundated with phone calls and emails, just as a town may be inundated with complaints when it starts charging a fee for garbage pickup.
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Annabelle Canela, Parents, 23 Jan. 2025
Employees are inundated with countless messages delivered through numerous media.
—Stacey Hanke, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Context: Atlanta has been inundated with large-scale institutional investors who are able to move swiftly to purchase homes, often putting down cash offers to edge out traditional buyers, Thomas previously reported.
—Kristal Dixon, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Todd started at the beginning of this year and was immediately inundated with 90,000 stories about weird gadgets nobody’s ever heard of.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inundate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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