giant wave
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Eight people standing near a seawall in Ventura, California, Thursday were lashed by a giant wave crashing ashore, leading to their hospitalization.
From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2023
On condition of anonymity for fear of being detained again, he described waking at 4 a.m. to his boat being launched in the air upon hitting a giant wave.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023
“I wanted the house to have the look of a giant wave at the peak of its strength,” Gesner said in Lisa Germany’s boo, “Houses of the Sundown Sea: The Architectural Vision of Harry Gesner.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023
Mr. Freire, 47, had starred in “Mad Dogs,” a 2016 documentary about his attempt with two other Brazilian surfers to conquer the giant wave “Jaws” in Hawaii.
From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2023
Ronan doesn’t listen and rushes to the water, falling into a giant wave.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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