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I was reminded of a passage of a book I recently scored on eBay while consumed in my twice-yearly Madonna rabbit hole, “Madonna’s Drowned Worlds: New Approaches to her Cultural Transformations.”

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025

Drowned out in all the hoopla, however, were some rather sobering caveats.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2023

But her keenly observed descriptions of water, from the sewers to the ocean, are what make “The Drowned Woods” — a young-adult book perfectly suitable for an older audience — something to savor.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2022

Ballard, “The Drowned Giant” is rendered here in mostly realistic animation, with the giant’s clean-shaven cheeks, tidy fingernails and muscular chest shown in aching detail.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2021

So many drowned men, the Drowned God will be strong there, Victarion had thought when he chose the island for the three parts of his fleet to join up again.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin