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undertow

[uhn-der-toh] / ˈʌn dərˌtoʊ /
NOUN
pull of tide
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Health and beauty brands in particular are trying to ride the wave without getting caught in a toxic undertow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

But if Gilligan’s story and others are in conversation with the censorship and whitewashing tides that caught 2025 in its undertow, that can’t be helped.

From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2025

He did not want to be identified talking about a view that opposed government policy, reflecting an undertow of fear in the country.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024

Arpeggios glimmer around her; a boom-bap beat brings an undertow.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2024

With such an undertow there was evidently a storm to come.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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