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Recent Examples of tidal wave
Then-President Joe Biden’s party lost nine seats and control of the House that year — not a political tidal wave as many pundits predicted, but a defeat nonetheless.
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Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
After a tidal wave of blowback that culminated in a lawsuit, a nonprofit health system has reversed course in its plan to replace its Oregon emergency physicians with a national chain.
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Tara Bannow,
STAT,
6 May 2026
There wasn’t exactly a tidal wave of reaction to the news on social media months ago.
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Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that included some multibillion-dollar verdicts against the global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer, which owns Roundup maker Monsanto.
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ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
After a tidal wave of blowback that culminated in a lawsuit, a nonprofit health system has reversed course in its plan to replace its Oregon emergency physicians with a national chain.
—
Tara Bannow,
STAT,
6 May 2026
There wasn’t exactly a tidal wave of reaction to the news on social media months ago.
—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that included some multibillion-dollar verdicts against the global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer, which owns Roundup maker Monsanto.
—
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal wave
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The surge in demand for Beyblade has seen hobbyists lining up outside toy shops in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with some traveling as far as Japan to get their hands on the rarest models, which are being resold for up to $80 by scalpers online, 10 times more than the original price.
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And where Greenspan’s productivity surge eventually showed up in the data, AI’s has not yet, leaving the Fed to decide whether the boom is the kind that cools prices or the kind that overheats them.
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The tsunami of interest hasn’t been limited to just Hollywood insiders, TV nerds geeking out in chat rooms, or TikTokers sharing clips.
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More than twenty-two thousand people were declared dead or missing in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami, according to government figures.
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There has been a swell of opinion in the build-up to this tournament pressing Undav’s case, including Jurgen Klopp’s, whose words always cause a stir.
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The greatest threat of those swells are to beaches that face the southwest.
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Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, on Sunday.
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Smoke billows following an Israeli strike on the area of the Rawdat al-Salihin Mosque and the nearby cemetery in the southern city of Nabatieh, Lebanon, May 26, 2026.
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“Tidal wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20wave. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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