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beach

[beech] / bitʃ /


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The property spans 5,135 square feet with 70 feet of beach frontage.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

When he got the call to go down to the beach and see the fossil before it was moved he said he was very excited.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

As part of the resolution agreement, Attanasio has also agreed to return the sand and restore the beach.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The head of a whale, believed to date back to the Bronze Age, has been discovered buried on a beach in Islandmagee.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

It was hard work, both the swimming and later, the carrying, because then he had to bring the objects from the beach up to his much higher cave.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Downing Street says 45 extra police officers are being deployed to French beaches in a "surge team" to tackle larger dinghies with more people packed onto them.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

In coming weeks, a "surge team" of 45 French officers will be deployed on beaches to tackle such launches, Downing Street said.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

We cross a boardwalk and step onto one of the Massachusetts island’s most coveted private beaches, where entry is limited to those with physical keys that can cost $400,000 or more.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

The white sand beaches, turquoise waters and secluded luxury resorts of this South Asian archipelago attract millions of tourists each year.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The ship is in the middle of an ocean of green water, which reminds me of Autumn’s stories about the beaches in Florida—clean and clear enough to see straight down to the bottom.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

What’s more depressing is that a research biologist interviewed by KING-TV, Seattle’s NBC affiliate, stated that the beached whales people have encountered likely represent only a quarter to a fifth of the total death toll.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

The image of the beached horse first lodged in Nolan’s mind over 20 years ago when he was in the running to direct a movie based on another Homeric epic, “The Iliad.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Vonk and his team ensure the country is ready for extreme scenarios: a drought meaning all inland shipping is beached or a devastating storm surge.

From Barron's Nov. 7, 2025

At one point the overloaded boat appeared to be beached on a sand bar by the retreating tide but then it moved further out to sea.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2024

Before they could rest, Shackleton ordered the boat unloaded and beached.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

A humpback whale that underwent a rescue operation in Germany two weeks ago after beaching itself there has been found dead near a Danish island, officials said Saturday.

From Barron's May 16, 2026

These beaching events confront us with a little-understood but essential facet of marine ecology — and may become more common as the oceans warm.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2024

But besides beating seasonal crowds, winter beaching has another leg up on summer: storm watching.

From Seattle Times Jan. 20, 2024

A pod of nearly 100 pilot whales displayed unusual behavior before beaching themselves in Australia.

From New York Times Jul. 28, 2023

She could feel the dream shallowing, like a sleek ship beaching on a shoal.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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