tidal

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Analysts and investors have been awaiting a tidal wave of mergers among banks and other financial services companies, as executives look to take advantage of a batch of more deal-friendly regulators.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Tsunamis, formerly known as tidal waves, raz-de-marée in France or maremoti in Italy, are among the most destructive natural phenomena.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

"So we can help the police with the oceanography to look at the tidal flows, the weather conditions from the time... and try and work out where best to start the search."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

After huge equity issuance in the years preceding, there was a tidal wave of IPO lock-up periods expiring that created a never-ending cascade of selling, Jones recalls.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Similar scenes were played out along the coasts of western Europe and northern Africa, with Galway City’s walls partially swept away and a tidal wave reaching as far west as Barbados.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall