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shoal

[shohl] / ʃoʊl /
NOUN
sandbar
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Gererd Pike of Hooked Up Fishing said his fishing charter boat was six miles from Kennedy Shoal on Sunday and he had seen large numbers of "vicious, unpredictable" bull sharks in the area.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

The 39-year-old man died from a critical head injury after he was attacked while spearfishing at Kennedy Shoal, an offshore reef, Queensland police said.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

A major motivator for both proposed bills was an incident involving Shoal Creek Elementary School in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

The Sabina Shoal, claimed by China as Xianbin Jiao and as Escoda Shoal by the Philippines, is located some 75 nautical miles from the Philippines' west coast and 630 nautical miles from China.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024

This was East Shoal; of course it was out of the ordinary.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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