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In most parts of the world, two tide cycles occur each day.
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The economy moves like the tides, and the Fed adjusts gradually as conditions shift.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
During the winter of 1982-83, damage was particularly severe along the coast as high tides surged amid powerful storms.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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
The great Galileo dedicated much of his life to proving the movement of the Earth by claiming it was the only possible cause of the tides.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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