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What does " tide" mean in this sentences?
In 1941 the United States government had only a meager ability to coordinate and effectively evaluate the rising tide of information from abroad.
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- AlexLv 71 year ago
In this case, Tide is used almost the same way as it's used when talking about bodies of water.
A rising tide means that more water is coming up the banks/beaches of a body of water.
In the case of "the rising tide of information" means that more information is coming in.