Example Sentences

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Letters signed by dozens of local officials, legislators from both houses, environmental groups and clean energy businesses have flooded in to try to save the program.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Chinese cars have flooded Europe, creating some anxiety for U.S. car makers.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

As a result, retail investors have flooded private-credit funds with redemption requests.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Both Kalshi and Polymarket have flooded social media with ads and courted college fraternities and groups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

A wave of compassion and concern could have flooded poor and working-class communities in honor of the late Martin Luther King Jr. All of this could have happened, but it didn’t.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander