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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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Isabella O‘Malley, Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2025
Connecticut residents are scrambling to obtain a REAL ID several weeks after the May 7 deadline, with the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles inundated with customers and no appointment times available until June 17.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2025
In cybersecurity, this is especially vital as teams are inundated with all kinds of vulnerabilities, compliance items, alerts, etc.
—Daniel Decloss, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
In Missouri, the Current River near Powder Mill rose above flood stage to 9.5 feet Thursday morning, inundating County Road 106-531 and threatening additional areas through Friday.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inundate. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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