tidal

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Others see the sea change as less a legal tsunami than a tidal cultural shift — one jurors in New Mexico and California are riding, not speaking into existence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

"Him leaving me on the beach sparked a panic attack. It just came over me like a tidal wave. It felt like an out-of-body experience," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Today, scientists typically find wrinkle structures in shallow tidal environments where sunlight supports photosynthetic algae.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Then a tidal wave of money poured in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

They walked out the long spit of tidal mud where a small boat lay half buried and stood there looking at it.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy