tidal

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Another is that it was a tidal disruption event, in which a black hole thousands of times more massive than the Sun tears apart a star that ventured too close.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Others see the sea change as less a legal tsunami than a tidal cultural shift — one jurors in New Mexico and California are riding, not speaking into existence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Then a tidal wave of money poured in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

What may sound like small policy shifts in China can drive ripples, eventually creating tidal waves across the globe.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

On Monday, when the school bus pulls up in front of Harrison Middle School, I pray that the first day of school has been canceled because of an earthquake, tidal wave, or avalanche.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass