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But, riptides are narrow bands of current, and usually surrounded on both sides by water pushing back towards land.
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Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2025
Dragged down into the riptide of the vast number of other dead men—dead bodies that meanwhile continued to drop to the pavement.
—Hazlitt, 26 Nov. 2024
Forecasters said the storm could cause dangerous surf and riptides across the whole Gulf region in the coming days, after causing havoc in Cuba where millions are still without power.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
The impact of Hurricane Beryl started Sunday afternoon along the Texas coast, with heavy rainfall, storm surge and swells with life-threatening riptides.
—Robbie Farias, Austin American-Statesman, 7 July 2024
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Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2025
Dragged down into the riptide of the vast number of other dead men—dead bodies that meanwhile continued to drop to the pavement.
—Hazlitt, 26 Nov. 2024
Forecasters said the storm could cause dangerous surf and riptides across the whole Gulf region in the coming days, after causing havoc in Cuba where millions are still without power.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
The impact of Hurricane Beryl started Sunday afternoon along the Texas coast, with heavy rainfall, storm surge and swells with life-threatening riptides.
—Robbie Farias, Austin American-Statesman, 7 July 2024
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“Riptide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riptide. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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