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That means a neap tide is round about.
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Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
The possibility of a prolonged neap tide like the one that had tripped up the landing boats at Tarawa was right there in black and white.
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Catherine Musemeche,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2022
The bay was filling on a neap tide and the Stags of Broadhaven thrust at the clear white skies in raucous appeal.
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Kevin Barry,
The New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2022
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Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
The possibility of a prolonged neap tide like the one that had tripped up the landing boats at Tarawa was right there in black and white.
—
Catherine Musemeche,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2022
The bay was filling on a neap tide and the Stags of Broadhaven thrust at the clear white skies in raucous appeal.
—
Kevin Barry,
The New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2022
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“Neap tide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neap%20tide. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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