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ashore

[uh-shawr, uh-shohr] / əˈʃɔr, əˈʃoʊr /
ADVERB
toward, onto land from water
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His activists tried to block coaches that had come to collect migrants, who had arrived illegally, brought ashore after making the long journey from Normany in France.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Around Versova, a densely populated neighbourhood on the city's northwest, at least 13 of India's 18 intercontinental submarine cables, external come ashore within six kilometres of one another.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of tourists a year flock to viewing areas and boardwalks to watch the diminutive sea birds waddle ashore and along the beach in the evenings on the eastern coast's Phillip Island.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Viking said all its guests were transferred safely ashore.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

But as the poison tide spread along the coast, dead kelp began washing ashore.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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