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“But the level of flooding and the suddenness and catastrophic impacts of it could very well be replicated in California,” Swain said during a media briefing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

But the suddenness and severity of the 11 January storm shocked many of them.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

The suddenness and thoroughness of the change “lets us seriously question whether the meeting of populations was one of love and peace and admixture,” Willerslev says.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 10, 2024

Analysis: “The suddenness and opacity surrounding Qin’s dismissal demonstrates the volatility that has now become a feature of China’s political system,” said Jude Blanchette of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023

The suddenness of it sent Ma forward, like she was catching somebody who’d taken a fall.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye