lapping
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Near the end of the Balboa Peninsula, visitors and locals gathered at the Public Pier to gawk at the surreal sight of water lapping closer to the sidewalk than they had ever seen before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The stretch of track along the San Clemente shoreline has long offered picturesque views of sandy beaches and lapping ocean waves for passengers traveling between Los Angeles and San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
GameStop attributed the revenue decline to lapping the Nintendo Switch 2 launch and store closures from divesting its France operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Antonelli and Hamilton started chasing back towards Verstappen, but they were delayed while lapping Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Now it was morning, and the birds were awake and calling to one another over the lapping surf on the beach.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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