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Recent Examples of comberIn the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.—Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022 The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.—Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019 Those two scouts, including Carlos Gomez, a longtime comber of Venezuela’s sandlots, were the first to give Marquez a tryout.—Nick Groke, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
This beloved, Best of Beauty-winning hair tool does it all: curls, dries, waves, and smoothes, all with minimal heat damage.
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
5 Nov. 2024
For a long time, Moxam waited for the right moment to morph into Diana Ross’s mountain of curls (as if let loose from a set of extra-large curlers) from the G.I.T. on Broadway television special.
Bell's move broke the points tie breaker with William Byron but his version of the Hail Melon was shut down by NASCAR 27-minutes after the white flag dropped.
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2024
Members of Greenpeace killed climate deniers, and police shot curfew breakers.
The town was a manufacturing hub in the 1960s for the hair roller maker Carmen Curlere before it was sold to U.S. firm Clairol, eventually leading to thousands of job losses and the plant’s closure in 1990.
Ryan Hogg,
Fortune Europe,
4 Nov. 2024
The image architect, 46, who is known for his work with icons like Zendaya and Céline Dion, partnered with Pepsi Wild Cherry for a new capsule collection that's all about roller skating culture from a day gone by.
This is the largest whitecap on what has been a massive wave of consolidation this year in the global insurance sector.
Kia Kokalitcheva,
Axios,
2 Aug. 2024
It was built as a global cruising yacht, though its ability to excel in stiff winds and whitecaps has led to success on the competitive regatta circuit.
The weather service issued a a high surf advisory that was extended through 11 a.m. Saturday, and a coastal flood advisory along much of the Bay coastline, set to run through 1 p.m. Sunday.
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
13 Nov. 2024
The National Weather Service has issued a gale warning and high surf advisory across the coast in Northern California, calling the ocean conditions hazardous, especially for inexperienced mariners and those operating small vessels.
On the water, target current breaks, pools, and deep riffles where trout will wait and ambush their food.
Max Inchausti,
Field & Stream,
12 June 2024
Sandbars and rock bars and gravel bars could be broken down into a full taxonomy describing their size and shape and orientation: chains and traps, riffles and reefs.
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