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Recent Examples of comberIn the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.—Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022 The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.—Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019 Those two scouts, including Carlos Gomez, a longtime comber of Venezuela’s sandlots, were the first to give Marquez a tryout.—Nick Groke, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
Many are created in order to address a concern (dandruff, breakage, brittleness) or to work most effectively for a specific hair type (4C curls, wavy hair, gray hair).
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Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
30 June 2025
These can range from bodyweight exercises like squats to traditional lifts like curls and rows.
These ceiling breakers—who have made their fortunes in everything from collagen to coal—hail from 13 nations and four continents (there are currently none from Africa or South America).
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Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Reneging on that pledge would likely doom her in any presidential primary election, tagging her as a promise breaker.
Keep this fact in mind the next time a scary Jaws scene pops into your head while wading knee-deep into the whitecaps.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
The bill sailed through the House but immediately hit whitecaps in the Senate as prominent LGBTQ+ advocacy groups raised murky legal concerns about the proposal, throwing it into limbo.
Getting into the ocean can require special equipment or a helping hand for those who would not otherwise be able to enjoy the surf on their own.
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Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
The Coast Guard and the Maui Fire Department sent crews to search for the man, according to officials, and he was spotted by helicopter at about 9:40 a.m.
A rescue swimmer was deployed, and the helicopter crew hoisted the man from the surf, officials said.
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