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In most parts of the world, two tide cycles occur each day.
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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
Storms, rising tides, and shifting water systems have widened some rivers beyond what tigers can swim, limiting their range.
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 system includes specialized data processing that i.e. corrects for factors such as Earth tides.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
I come to the end of things, dear friend, and he waxes mickle; my tides have gone slack and flaccid, while his swell newly to proxigean spring and rush through the gut.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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