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as in flood
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
in spring the melting snows usually produce a cataract that inundates the valley
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Noun
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For a more extended road trip, head further (about 300 miles north of Minneapolis and St. Paul) to explore the waterfalls and historical sites of Grand Portage National Monument, bordering Canada.—
Explore Minnesota,
AFAR Media,
30 Apr. 2025 -
From here, our heroes set off on their adventure, and we’re treated to more gorgeous shots of wide-open fields, distant mountains capped in snow, thundering waterfalls and endless forest.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The drop in output early this year was traced to a flood of imports – which are subtracted from gross domestic product – as businesses raced to order goods before President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The technology is aimed at streamlining beverage and food preparation, shortening wait times, and helping baristas deal with the daily flood of orders, including the speciality concoctions the coffee chain has become known for, according to Starbucks.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Local dive shops run trips to the wreck, where sea turtles mingle with coral, sponges and cascades of colorful fish.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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Magical Thinking is in part a chronicle of Didion's harrowing first year of widowhood as Quintana succumbed to a cascade of dire illnesses that eventually led to her death in August 2005.—
Heller McAlpin,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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But the two creeks skirting Damascus had already converged in a swollen torrent, swallowing the main road through town.—
Barbara Kingsolver,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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Wolf’s now-legendary 2018 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which was not attended by Donald Trump but was attended by his then-White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, drew a torrent of angry responses — and not all from the right.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Cataract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataract. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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