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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tidal waves
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Indonesia’s meteorological agency lifted its tsunami warning hours after the quake, and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said there was no destructive threat to the country, which is north of the quake’s epicenter.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026 -
Kesennuma While hit hard by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011, this charming port city has bounced back and become one of the region’s most underrated gems.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ogle added that power surges also happened right before the weather system came through.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Analysts and the companies themselves are also expecting further revenue surges this year, underscoring how Chinese chip players are capitalizing on strong demand from domestic tech giants looking to build their AI infrastructure.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
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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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