Example Sentences

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If unemployment falls from the current 4.3%, calls for a hike in interest rates in the first half of next year will flood in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

"If you live in an area that was flooded before, expect that it will flood again," he said.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

When the economy is slumping, the Fed will flood the markets with liquidity in hopes of turning the ship around.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025

She is even afraid of the sound of the rain because she worries that it will flood their destroyed house.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025

And, whether you like it or not, it will flood your village, and all those around it!

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo