tidal wave

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Recent Examples of tidal wave Soon my giddiness transformed into an orgasm sweeping up my whole body, its power like a tidal wave. As Told To James Factora, Them, 10 Oct. 2024 This flimsy lawsuit is just the latest in a tidal wave of legal actions by a desperate Chopra hungry for headlines. Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024 Creators shouldn’t be discouraged by the tidal wave of AI, but can harness it to improve the quality of their output and level up their careers. Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 In a piece for The Economist, Elmhirst meets Gary, a call center worker for Vision Direct in Manchester, England, whose job is under threat from the looming tidal wave of AI. Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tidal wave 
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Noun
  • The legal battle will have sweeping implications for the government’s environmental permitting process, influencing major construction projects across the country, including those aimed at building infrastructure to meet the ongoing surge in electricity demand.
    Mary Steurer, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2025
  • However, if there's a surge of bookings from the teams' home cities once the lineup is finalized, that could change.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Japan's Nuclear Plants Rattled As Magnitude 6.9 Quake Hits Hyuga-Nada By Michael D. Carroll Breaking News Editor 0 Two of Japan's nuclear power plants were rattled on Monday when a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southwest Japan, prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the region.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • In Rikuzentakata, Murakami finds that worldview pervasive among young tsunami survivors.
    Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Fans desperate to see the game – and other big names, including Mike Tyson and LL Cool J – attempted to break through double doors that opened inward as opposed to swinging outward, and a massive crowd swell rushed toward the entrance.
    Tracy Wright, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Musk, who has become a key adviser to Trump, saw the largest swell of his net worth, which grew almost $21 billion in the day after the election.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • To the west, smoke billows from the chimney of an army-run distillery.
    By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Smoke billows as fire burns while powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, at the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. January 8, 2025.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025

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