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The last of what Lamont calls “the four horsemen” of a bubble is a tidal wave of stock issuance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

And so when that case doesn’t break through, we blame that person for their case not breaking through, as opposed to the larger tidal wave.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Still, for every “Children of Men” there are a dozen “Minions” knockoffs, for every “To Pimp a Butterfly” a tidal wave of brain rot.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

That demographic tidal wave is giving rise to what many analysts call the “silver economy”—and it may be one of the few durable growth engines for consumption in China today.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

Tu Celia November 11, 1944 Mi amor, Have you read about the tidal wave that hit Cuba?

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García



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