ashore
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The incident happened two days after hundreds of protesters blocked roads in the city after a boat carrying about 120 migrants was brought ashore.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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
The storm was so powerful that ships were driven ashore, the report said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Viking said all its guests were transferred safely ashore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
A Jesuit mathematician did the geometry calculations to determine the distance to a stockpile of gunpowder the Dutch had brought ashore and the angle of elevation at which the cannon should be set.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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