riptide

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The mother of a Saugus High Student whose gym locker was painted with a swastika and a homophobic slur on Wednesday is angry and ready to do something to stop the "riptide" of discrimination that has existed in the community for years.

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  1. a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
  2. a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

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  • It was like drowning in a riptide, being tugged under by forces so elemental there was simply no fighting back. —  One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze
  • It was like a hidden riptide, waiting to drag me out into deep water once it had gotten hold of me. —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 2] - Changeling
  • I knew the right way to avoid a riptide: swim parallel to the beach rather than struggling for the shore. —  Meyer, Stephenie - New Moon
  • Friends and family members said Fai, 20, was caught in a riptide in dangerous surf near Auckland during a weekend family outing in which he went out to help a younger brother who couldn't swim, The Times of London reported Monday. —  The Money Times - finance news, lifestyle, markets, investment, personal finance, banking, retirement planning
  • The perfect emotional storm comprised of the winds of conflict, the riptide of betrayal, and the towering waves of hurt have left you rudderless and drifting. —  chron.com Chronicle
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