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shoal

[shohl] / ʃoʊl /
NOUN
sandbar
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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

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

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

Last month they agreed to allow the Philippines to restock the outpost in the Second Thomas Shoal with food, supplies and personnel.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2024

As far as she was concerned, East Shoal and everything that had happened was nothing but a figment of my imagination.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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