tides
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In most parts of the world, two tide cycles occur each day.
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The first reason for the shift, said the analysts, is that investors are no longer betting on AI lifting all tides, but instead trying to differentiate between sectors and potential losers.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026
"Nova Scotia has the highest tides in the world -- when we're working there, we're racing against the tide, when the ocean comes back in," says Mann.
From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026
The show's fictional community lives on the end of a tidal causeway, with high tides cutting them off from the rest of the world.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
If so, it would have been a remarkable feat — a swim of about 1½ miles across cold, choppy waters with strong tides.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
Thus, every day the sea has two low tides, forever.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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