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  • It also brings us to the trouble of ` Scruff 'Mackenzie, which occurred in the old days, before the country was stampeded and staked by a tidal-wave of the che-cha-quas, and when the Klondike's only claim to notice was its salmon fisheries.

    The Sun of the Wolf 2010

  • He may be switching in order to survive what he thinks will be a Republican tidal-wave, but the tea-baggers are already sharpening their knives for him.

    Matthew Yglesias » The Weirdness of Parker Griffith 2009

  • Barring earthquake or tidal-wave, the worst had already befallen him.

    Chapter 3 2010

  • So America is placed in a special moment in our history -- brought about by the deep recession, Mr. Obama's ambitious agenda, and the pending fiscal tidal-wave of red ink brought forward by the looming insolvency of our entitlement programs.

    The GOP's Alternative Budget 2009

  • The 15 seats that the party needs for a bare majority is well below the range of minority-party gains in past tidal-wave elections.

    Expert: Dems Poised To Retake House Amid Building Electoral Tidal Wave 2009

  • The 15 seats that the party needs for a bare majority is well below the range of minority-party gains in past tidal-wave elections.

    July 2006 2006

  • That is a far cry from penning an article innocently – or from the heart – then being hit by a tidal-wave of media attention in spite of the fact no bait was offered up seeking that end.

    New York Times…blogsters up in arms over Emily Gould exposed (gawker.com) coverage! « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture 2008

  • How it could come to pass that the electorate remains conviction-less after the slow, un-anesthetized amputation of american morality which this war has exacted, is as much a mystery to me as the lack of tidal-wave support for Dennis.

    OpEdNews - Diary: New Hampshire, Kucinich & ABC's Dirty Trick 2008

  • Since Obama captured the nomination his immediate turn to the right angered and dismayed many progressives that were gathering like a tidal-wave behind him, his support of FISA was the start and every position since has been to abandon what gave him that momentum and nomination to begin with.

    Lying Traitors vs Economic Cowards 2008

  • Sri Lanka/Aceh = Relief ops after tidal-wave tragedy give rebels and authorities reason to cooperate.

    PERISCOPE 2007

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