tidal

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For one thing, they are permanent residents of the community — teachers, firefighters, police, and service workers at the hotels, restaurants and resorts that bring in a tidal wave of visitors every winter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Other possible explanations for asteroid activity include rotational breakup, gravitational tidal forces during close planetary encounters and the release of trapped gases.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The last of what Lamont calls “the four horsemen” of a bubble is a tidal wave of stock issuance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The River Nith is tidal and water levels can rise and fall rapidly.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The inshore waters —the bays, the sounds, the river estuaries, the tidal marshes — form an ecological unit of the utmost importance.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson