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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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Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
Video taken from Vestavia Hills, a community in central Alabama, showed brown floodwater inundating local streets amid the roar of rain.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 June 2026
Tips For Making Sure Baby Products Are Safe Parents are constantly inundated with social media ads and influencers who swear by various products for their kids.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 20 June 2026
The high tides are were responsible for inundating areas that high tides don’t normally reach with ocean water 1¾ feet deep, according to the weather service.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inundate. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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