- plural of tide.
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In most parts of the world, two tide cycles occur each day.
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While he believes this prevented airborne contamination, he is unsure if it would have stopped contamination into the Earth due to the high water table linked to the tides.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Every year, California gets hit with those highest high tides roughly around the summer and winter solstices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
But in the latter half of the 20th century, new research about the dangers of cholesterol and fat in beef began to shift consumer tides toward leaner proteins.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
They can be stymied by the wind and tides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Edmund Hooper examined the tides of some of the books the day he was brought here to see his dying grandfather, and they were of no interest.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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