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Noun
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Unless Greenland’s ice remains frozen, coastal inundation will force the largest migration that humanity has ever witnessed.—
Paul Bierman,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Citizen App The possible inundation level will be lower once the advisory is in effect.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Do referenced the recent surge of ICE agents deployed to Minnesota.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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Three primary memory vendors — Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics — make up nearly the entire RAM market, and their businesses are benefitting from the surge in demand.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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Strong inflows from Asia more than offset outflows in the Americas, where UBS this week applied for a US banking license.—
Reuters 18 hr ago,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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That outflow emerges at a layer called the tropopause, which marks the boundary between the troposphere (where Earth’s weather happens) and the overlying stratosphere.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
28 Oct. 2025
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Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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During a flood-the-zone presidency, this seems like a sound strategy.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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The people of Uxbridge and the outpouring that's happened has been absolutely amazing.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the weeks following the viral incident, Hazie’s saw an outpouring of public support.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The route is washboarded and deeply rutted in several long stretches, as well as prone to washouts.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
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When unusually heavy rainfall rendered that year a washout on the farming front, Sue got a job at Beth’s Farm Kitchen, a prominent jam and chutney maker nearby.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Fortune,
17 Dec. 2025
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But the discharges also can overwhelm the delicate estuaries east and west of the state’s largest lake and, during the warm summer months, spread blooms of toxic algae, an issue that has become more persistent in recent years.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The bill, which passed 230-196, came to the floor through a discharge petition led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The final slide of her carousel featured a video of her trying her hand at Muay Thai, a form of Thai boxing.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ice Castles in Silverton and Cripple Creek are a beloved stop for Coloradans and visitors to celebrate winter with slides, towers, tunnels and caverns.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Engulfment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engulfment. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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