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 if Gilligan’s story and others are in conversation with the censorship and whitewashing tides that caught 2025 in its undertow, that can’t be helped.
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 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
Even in simple scenes of the Hösses at work or at play, this chilling aural undertow never ceases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
The silent waves brought new blue bottles to be broken, and dragged the old ones away in the undertow.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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