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Noun
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The highest was the 1958 Lituya Bay tsunami, which reached 530 meters.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
10 May 2026 -
The silver tsunami is coming, but the question remains who will be able to afford a room.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Faced with an administration that has no interest in holding agents accountable, many state and local leaders are working on ways to bring federal officers to justice for violating the law during the surges into cities around the country.—
Edwin C. Yohnka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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So what happens when demand surges and supply is fixed or even shrinking?—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
Noun
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In the portrait, taken in the last few weeks, black smoke billows behind her as her fuchsia headscarf billows in the wind behind her.—
Charlene Gubash,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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Chopper 4 captured the huge billows of smoke coming out of his home located at NW 27th Court and 172nd Terrace, with flames billowing through a large hole in the roof.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Tidal waves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tidal%20waves. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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