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[bay] / beɪ /




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Humboldt Bay, the rugged, often cold bay that is the second-largest in California, is notorious for breakers, or massive white foam waves, that have swept people out to sea and destroyed ships like Raxa’s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

To keep headaches and eye itchiness at bay, Katherine Sharpe now puts on an N95 mask before getting into an Uber or Lyft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

As we looked out over the bay, its turquoise edges giving out to darker blue, Olsi pointed at a hump of land rising out of the water.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Nonetheless, the result sent shock waves through Germany, which in the post-war era had so far managed to keep extremist parties at bay.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Beyond the garden, down the palm-lined street, was a beautiful view of the bay.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

In the years since, it has expanded the experimental rocket test grounds to include a launchpad, several bays for assembling the 400-foot-tall Starship, offices, staff housing and a hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

River otters are not to be confused with sea otters, which live in the ocean, bays and harbors and can grow to be up to five feet and 100 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

He uses fans in the bays for the mechanics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Dealers are investing in their repair shops, adding service bays and a phalanx of customer-friendly services once reserved for luxury patrons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

Heading out of the harbor in Uncle Solly’s little boat, they’d explored the coves and bays tucked between the mountains.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis

"Show us you care, Ma'am" bayed the Daily Express headline.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2022

A tri-colored package of personality-plus, Uno quickly bayed his way to fan favorite.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2021

Conte, rather dubiously, claimed that it was a tactical decision to take Alonso off shortly after the Stoke supporters bayed for the left wing-back to be dismissed following a foul on Mame Diouf.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 23, 2017

On a recent afternoon this summer, while her loyal dogs bayed outside, Laura Mathews sat at the dining table in her spacious suburban home with tears in her hazel eyes.

From Chicago Tribune ● Sep. 8, 2014

He bayed again, and this time Gray lifted his voice in an echo of loss.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

That entire pseudo-event was one one of those blink-and-you-miss-it moments that get drowned out in the endless baying insanity of our collective reality.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026

There was nothing more the Swiss racer could do to reel in Franzoni's time in a race held in front of tens of thousands of baying fans in overcast conditions.

From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026

At the Optus, a spicy pitch will be surrounded by 60,000 baying Australians.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025

Later, “Dance of the Reed Flutes” becomes a sleazy, vaudevillian show tune sung by an anthropomorphic Rat King to his loyal subjects, a group of baying rodents dressed like SS officers.

From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

The deep baying of Old Dan stopped and again the silence dosed in.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls




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