undertow
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Health and beauty brands in particular are trying to ride the wave without getting caught in a toxic undertow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
But there was an intriguing undertow below all this that wasn’t readily discernible; bear with me for a minute while we work through it.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2025
Earlier this week, Gerwig said she is open to the idea, if she can find an "undertow" for the film.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2024
On Zoom, Jamel Brinkley is much like his short stories: quiet and unassuming, funny, warm and generous with a sharp undertow of spiky intelligence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
Grief is an ocean, and guilt the undertow that pulls me beneath the waves and drowns me.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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