surf
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He said on X: "Damaging winds, heavy rain, flash flooding and dangerous surf are possible across the state through the weekend."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
"Stay away from beaches and coastal areas where rough surf and rip currents could sweep you away," it added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Not long ago, I watched a video of an angler tossing an urchin into the Atlantic surf and coming up with a nice-sized fluke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
County closed several restrooms and an access road to Point Dume Beach after high tides and surf caused “extreme erosion,” according to the Department of Beaches and Harbors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Their plump bodies plopped into the surf, and then they started to hunt.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
John van Rooyen regularly surfs and spear fishes at the Tinley Manor beach, about 2 miles from where he lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Efrus, a 4-year-old Jack Russell terrier, surfs the waves in the Pacific waters off Peru.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
He appears to be in great physical shape, and he surfs regularly and travels the world for weeks at a time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
He grew up surfing at Makaha and now surfs all over the world, and has trained at the Slater wave pool and a Texas one.
From Washington Times ● May 29, 2023
She surfs waves as big as houses and jumps off anything.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
These were made for girls who actually surfed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Koh said he surfed the web when the others slept.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
"I had never surfed before this program," Seynabou Tall told AFP, seated beside her mother.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
In the 2021 elections, Hichilema, who had already made five unsuccessful runs for the presidency, surfed a wave of popularity that swept him into power in a landslide victory over Lungu.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025
In this way, streaming and tripping the anchors, we surfed in to shore.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
The magazine also featured photographs of Macron engaging in water sports such as foil surfing, during a summer marked by successive heatwaves and deadly fires in France.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Just like surfing, if he put his mind to it, he’d get good at volleyball, but for now, football is the focus for him and his family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Papin, her 9-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son settled into a routine of horseback-riding lessons in the morning and surfing in the afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Near the French surfing hotspot of Le Grand Crohot, an AFP reporter saw violent gusts of wind whipping up flames as firefighting aircraft attempted to extinguish a rekindled fire.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
One day we worked on verb tenses: “I surf the Net, I surfed the Net, I was surfing the Net.”
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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