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  • However, The Chicago Tribune reports, Giannoulias was not alone when it came to being sucked down by the economic rip-tide.

    Ad of the day: Anti-Reid ad tells Hispanics 'don't vote' Emi Kolawole 2010

  • The Capitals looked to be caught in a rip-tide of Toronto momentum when Hendricks pressured Maple Leafs' defenseman Luke Schenn at the blue line.

    Matt Hendricks on his highlight-reel breakaway against the Maple Leafs Katie Carrera 2011

  • Clearly, advertising feels the rip-tide effect of significant changes that have been underway for a couple of decades.

    Jarvis Coffin: Cannes Demonstrates the Shifting Ad Landscape 2009

  • Then abruptly he was caught by another rip-tide, another call to a different Oneness—this one a totality so strange that he recoiled, knowing that it was utterly alien to him, and utterly dangerous.

    TRIANGLE SONDRA MARSHAK 2009

  • Then abruptly he was caught by another rip-tide, another call to a different Oneness—this one a totality so strange that he recoiled, knowing that it was utterly alien to him, and utterly dangerous.

    TRIANGLE SONDRA MARSHAK 2009

  • Its collapse is having a rip-tide effect through the investment (and sadly) the farming community as well.

    David Blume: How We are Losing the Battle for Our Independent Fuel, Food and Jobs 2009

  • Then abruptly he was caught by another rip-tide, another call to a different Oneness—this one a totality so strange that he recoiled, knowing that it was utterly alien to him, and utterly dangerous.

    TRIANGLE SONDRA MARSHAK 2009

  • If it does tip, it will be moving against a Republican rip-tide in the South.

    A Guide To 1996 Numbers 2008

  • While it's true that most of their home loans were made before 2006 when lending standards were tighter, that doesn't really matter because the rip-tide of this sinking economy is now hitting a much broader group of home owners.

    Fannie, Freddie, and the Pending Taxpayer Bailout Robert Reich 2008

  • While it's true that most of their home loans were made before 2006 when lending standards were tighter, that doesn't really matter because the rip-tide of this sinking economy is now hitting a much broader group of home owners.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Robert Reich 2008

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