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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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Nadia Lathan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
But search crews continued to survey miles of the Guadalupe River in the hope of locating others who may have been lost in the floods that inundated Kerr County, Baker told reporters.
—July 8, CBS News, 8 July 2025
But soon the department stopped mentioning the release, much to the chagrin of supporters who inundated the DOJ and FBI’s social media with demands for new information.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
Lila Bonner and Eloise Peck died after Camp Mystic was inundated by the rain-swollen floodwaters, Fox affiliate KDFW and NBC affiliate KXAS reported.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 7 July 2025
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“Inundate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inundate. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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