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ashore

[uh-shawr, uh-shohr] / əˈʃɔr, əˈʃoʊr /
ADVERB
toward, onto land from water
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Portsmouth City Council said it was a "completely unsuitable location to bring the boats ashore" and brought "needless disruption" to the area.

From BBC Sep. 8, 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

In June, a four-person Houthi delegation set sail from Yemen, crossed the Gulf of Aden and came ashore in southern Somalia.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

The storm was so powerful that ships were driven ashore, the report said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

He waded ashore shivering and coughing and wrapped himself in a blanket and sat in the warm sand in front of the fire with the boxes beside him.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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