undertow
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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
The pull of the film lies in how Davidtz allows Bobo to bob on the surface of things while we feel the dark undertow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
They took a toll, onerously so, like an undertow at the ocean shoreline that yanks you down into the muddy sand underfoot, and my debt more than quadrupled.
From Salon ● May 11, 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
How the incoming waves create an undertow, drawing back the water from the shore.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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