riptide
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And as “Blow Out” reminds us, all it takes to be pulled into this vicious riptide is the squeal of a shot-out tire skidding against the asphalt.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Investors felt a slight reprieve on Friday from the riptide that’s been gathering around artificial intelligence and the stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 14, 2026
A boat impounded by police after two children caught in a suspected riptide drowned has been sold.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2023
She noted that most companies are now bringing out product lines that have been in the works for at least a year, meaning that the Pride riptide may be only just beginning.
From Washington Times ● May 29, 2023
What originally was planned to be an angry riptide, one English newspaper aptly described now as “the gentle flood.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Massive waves and powerful riptides are no joke.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
At popular beaches on Lake Michigan, swimmers must navigate crashing waves and dangerous riptides on their own.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
Vacationers’ choruses, even when they bring in welcome counterpoint, are the flattest statements of all, warnings of riptides, notes about the airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2021
Part of Singapore's reason for dismissing American pedagogy is "navigational" in a geopolitical sense: Lee Hsien Loong likens his country to a small but doughty craft breasting powerful riptides of global economics and politics.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2021
Somewhere out there in the riptides of gold and light.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
