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Degas' enthusiasm for photography can't conceal the morbid undertow of his request.
Cases involving collection of wages, wrongful discharge, discrimination and unsafe working conditions have become conspicuous as Oregonians struggle against a vicious economic undertow.
The surf here is usually quite rough and with a strong undertow, so it is not recommended for swimming.
The spectacular East Coast Atlantic beaches can have a strong undertow.
Some critics praise it as having "the moody, disquieting undertow of a true moral thriller" (Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly ), while others call it "too implausible for anyone to rescue" (Kenneth Turan, the Los Angeles Times ). Slate 's David Edelstein is basically pro: "The upshot might be melodrama, but it's melodrama with heart, bones, sinews, and tear ducts."