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In most parts of the world, two tide cycles occur each day.
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But the political tides turned against them as the 1980s wore on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
D-day, secretly known as Operation Overlord, was timed based on several factors, including the weather, the tides and the moonlight.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Rising sea levels and surging tides from increasingly powerful storms -- resulting in an increase in soil salinity -- have degraded agricultural lands, pushing people into tiger territory.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Hartlepool Coastguard Rescue Team said "while it is very rare to find unexploded ordnance on a visit to the beach, bad weather and high tides can expose these objects".
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Everything that I saw—the otter playing in the kelp, the rings of foam around the rocks that guarded the harbor, the gulls flying, the tides moving past the sandspit—filled me with happiness.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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