The heavy rain caused the wheat to lodge.

to trap a sewer pipe

There's been a slight hiccup in the processing of this quarter's results.

If its Middle-earth series becomes must-see TV around the world, it would mean millions of new devoted subscribers in the Amazon Prime fellowship, collectively paying billions of dollars, lured by a fleet of dwarves, elves, and hobbits that would, one might say, rule their shopping behaviors and bind them to one supranational force.