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
Sunnah Khan, 12, and Joe Abbess, 17, both drowned when they were suspected to have been caught in a riptide next to the pier at the resort on 31 May.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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
The riptide was roaring after them, threatening to engulf the three puny boats with a deluge of ice and slush.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Massive waves and powerful riptides are no joke.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
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
King survived some dangerous riptides while winning 39 Grand Slam tennis event titles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
Many of the beaches along the Hotel Row of their city and San José were private, and the ones that weren’t had strict no swimming or camping policies because of fierce waves and riptides.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2018
Somewhere out there in the riptides of gold and light.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
