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sea(s)

noun

Definition of sea(s)

as in tidal wave

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European leaders have adopted a more aggressive stance to shield native businesses from a tidal wave of Chinese imports, which policymakers have blamed for deep job losses among European automakers and other sectors.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Now, more hiring managers are confronting the tidal wave of job candidates with their own AI tools.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of tidal wave

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Suspicions of state corruption in infrastructure projects two years ago set off a wave of street protests after a collapsed canopy at a train station in Serbia's north killed 16 people after a renovation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
In December 2004 such a wave swept over Earth, causing some havoc.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of wave

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The force, unlike the fresh surge of Salvadoran troops, has put in place safeguards for arriving troops, including two weeks of in-country training on human rights.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Southeast Asia is riding an investment boom, as a surge in chip exports pushes economies like Vietnam and the Philippines up the World Bank’s income ladder, as defined by the World Bank.

— Sam Beltran, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of surge

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At the end of the movie, smoke billows into the theater, the screen lifts and Endeavour itself is revealed in launch position.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department are battling heavy flames at an Inglewood multi-unit commercial building, as thick smoke billows from a collapsed roof.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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