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surf

[surf] / sɜrf /


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He said on X: "Damaging winds, heavy rain, flash flooding and dangerous surf are possible across the state through the weekend."

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Not long ago, I watched a video of an angler tossing an urchin into the Atlantic surf and coming up with a nice-sized fluke.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

He can surf, but he’s gotten so big that he’s switched to a long board.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

I am engaged in several modes of therapy to offload this and be able to surf it from both an artistic curiosity perspective and a need for balance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The guys all had on surf trunks and flip-flops.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

Generally the play surfs along on waves of lively, crisp dialogue at a series of meetings, with the well-orchestrated direction of Kenny Leon keeping the pacing brisk and the tone light.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Efrus, a 4-year-old Jack Russell terrier, surfs the waves in the Pacific waters off Peru.

From Seattle Times Jan. 25, 2024

There’s another outstanding tight end in Ryner Swanson of Laguna Beach, a Brigham Young commit who also plays defense, surfs and doesn’t let one person bring him down.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 4, 2023

He grew up surfing at Makaha and now surfs all over the world, and has trained at the Slater wave pool and a Texas one.

From Washington Times May 29, 2023

Wanting to ask where he’s from and what his name is and if he surfs and how old he is and what school he’s going to next fall.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

It is in the house where Bryn famously "surfed the world wide web" to give Gavin directions from Barry to Essex in one of the first ever episodes.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

I also watched a lot of movies on VHS tapes and surfed some of the world’s biggest waves along the coast.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

It is also in this house where Bryn famously "surfed the world wide web" to give Gavin directions from Barry to Essex in the first series.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2026

"In the beginning, it was difficult because we are girls and we didn't see other girls who surfed," Sambe said.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

They surfed the radio dial trying to lock on to the artificial moon’s beeping, its sound like an otherworldly cricket.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

The accident took place near the iconic Steamer Lane surf break, described by Surfer Today as the heart and soul of Santa Cruz surfing where locals have been paddling out since the 1930s.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Whereas surfing is beneficial for building core strength and balance, yoga is helpful for mobility and proprioception, for example.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The magazine also featured photographs of Macron engaging in water sports such as foil surfing, during a summer marked by successive heatwaves and deadly fires in France.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

This includes popular beaches such as Sennen Cove and Porthcurno on Cornwall's dramatic west coast, to Fistral on the county's north coast, Bigbury-on-Sea in south Devon and surfing hotspot Croyde Bay in north Devon.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Artemis’s search had begun two years previously when he first became interested in surfing the Internet.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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