tsunami
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A human tsunami -- numbering more than 1.2 million people according to organisers -- braved the heat.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
On the one hand, there's a supply chain tsunami - involving climate problems and geopolitical tensions - pushing up prices.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Now comes what he believes is the biggest tsunami of them all: generative artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Since 1970, tsunamis have claimed more than 250,000 lives worldwide, notably the Boxing day tsunami in 2004 in the Indian ocean and the tsunami on March 11 2011 in Japan, for instance.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Three minutes after the quake began, the agency issued a tsunami warning predicting waves up to 20 feet high in Miyagi prefecture and 10 feet in Iwate and Fukushima.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing tsunami
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