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undertow

[uhn-der-toh] / ˈʌn dərˌtoʊ /
NOUN
pull of tide
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The result was Sharlet's book "The Undertow," based on holding "hundreds of conversations, witnessing dozens of political and church services, and logging thousands of miles on the road."

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2024

In particular, check out the websites of those mentioned below, but also the sites for Tartarus Press, Undertow Publications, Swan River Press and Sarob Press.

From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2022

She teamed up with Eric Red, who had written the script for the thriller The Hitcher, and they co-wrote two screenplays: Near Dark, to be directed by Bigelow, and Undertow, to be directed by Red.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2017

The other was Undertow at the no-longer-existing Party Hall at 21st and Madison.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2017

Undertow, un′dėr-tō, n. an undercurrent in a different direction from that at the surface—seen esp. at the mouths of great rivers, or where tide and half-tides prevail.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various




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