beach
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Full beach closures are rare and usually happen only during significant emergencies such as raw sewage main breaks, fire debris incidents or dangerous weather conditions including lightning strikes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Instead, the $3 million house he builds will be across the street from the beach at the Cabo Real Surf Club, a private residential club next to an artificial lagoon with a wave machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Long Beach has more than six miles of public beach where the water quality is monitored by health officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
"It can be a dangerous spot, the locals don't really go near it at all," he said, explaining that other parts of the beach are more suitable for walking or swimming.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Here’s the scene: he’s gasping on the beach, realizes that he’s lying on a fishing net—and, as he sits up, is nearly bonked on the head by a falling coconut.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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The charity is built around what is known as "green and blue health", which encourages people to use natural environments such as forests, beaches and the sea to improve their health.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
On a collection of islands known for their sweeping sandy beaches and rugged volcanic peaks, just four hours from Auckland, Ranasingha has been an involuntary guest.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Federal biologists will be monitoring surf conditions and currents at beaches near the aquarium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
She initially joined Harvard University in the United States, and then moved to Sydney's northern beaches earlier this year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Another night, it’ll be glittering beaches with hidden underwater caverns.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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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
At the toe of the bluff, the geotubes stretched out like a beached Leviathan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 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
Tasmania's Department of Natural Resources and Environment said 157 false killer whales had beached near Arthur River, in the island's north west.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025
I beached the lifeboat at the foot of a giant cypress.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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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
“It doesn’t cut a dent in their population,” he said of the beaching phenomenon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
A pod of nearly 100 pilot whales displayed unusual behavior before beaching themselves in Australia.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
Once the whales began beaching themselves on the shore, wildlife authorities launched an emergency response effort in a bid to save them.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2023
Carefully, we inched the Miss Amanda around the sandbar without beaching her until we were directly above the deep water.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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