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Recent Examples of surfing
When establishing criteria for purposes of the state surfing reserve designation, factors such as wave quality and consistency, surf culture and history, and environmental characteristics, and management priorities will be important.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
And so Africans used surfing to understand how to ride waves ashore in these surf canoes.
—Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2025
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
And so Africans used surfing to understand how to ride waves ashore in these surf canoes.
—Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surfing
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Tasks that once required advanced expertise—like scanning code for vulnerabilities or running attacks that require chaining multiple exploits together—are increasingly being automated or semiautomated by AI systems.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Another process that Wen thinks the chip could improve is scanning objects for 3D printing.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
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Readers browsing online previews decide in seconds whether to download a sample.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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It’s meant to be an AI assistant for your browsing needs.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
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Mix and Mingle When perusing your options, don’t stress over the type of blossom.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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When perusing our final list of the 101 best book club picks, my eyes popped.—
Brittany Levine Beckman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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As for Mitan, the yacht will now spend seven to eight months cruising south towards Mexico, calling at multiple anchorages along the way.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Gears were cruising when the league declared bankruptcy and evaporated the next November.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surfing. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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