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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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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Not only did entrenched players explode on the scene, but the industry also became inundated with startups that promised to solve healthcare’s urgent problems.
—Scott Paddock, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The study found that at 280 feet, about 650 people would be inundated in the resulting flood from a dam failure and at a level of 290, that number would be closer to 5,000 people with a lot of potential for impact in the Whispering Palms area.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Records show that Washington Medicaid officials have been inundated with questions from CMS about federal payments covering emergency and pregnancy care for immigrants without legal status.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inundate. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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