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Still, swimmers and boaters should be on the lookout for strong waves and riptides this week at Maryland beaches.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
For the past three years, New York City beaches have relied on drones to detect sharks and riptides, and now the gizmos are being used to drop flotation devices on swimmers in trouble.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The patrols will also help identify other seaside risks such as riptides, which Blakeman also warned beachgoers to be aware of while in the waters.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 1 July 2025
The undercurrents of the 2016 finals flowed below the surface of Warriors-Cavs like an Atlantic riptide.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025
For the past three years, New York City beaches have relied on drones to detect sharks and riptides, and now the gizmos are being used to drop flotation devices on swimmers in trouble.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The patrols will also help identify other seaside risks such as riptides, which Blakeman also warned beachgoers to be aware of while in the waters.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 1 July 2025
The undercurrents of the 2016 finals flowed below the surface of Warriors-Cavs like an Atlantic riptide.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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“Riptide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riptide. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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