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The flooding came after Turkey endured a searing heat wave and as crews in the south were taming wildfires that raced across the country's Mediterranean coast.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2021

The heavy flooding came after Turkey endured a searing heat wave and as crews in the south were taming wildfires that raced across the country’s Mediterranean coast.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2021

One day the Boss was out: the men were taming some wild colts in the corral.

From Argentina from a British Point of View by Various

The fool was actually trying to slip his arm around her without being too abrupt about it; as if he were taming some creature of the wild which he wished not to frighten.

From The Lookout Man by Bower, B. M.