beach
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"It was by chance - a day off. I was walking along the beach with my metal detector on a day off, and I came across a coin," the 69-year-old said.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The proposed defences would see manmade rock headlands built on the beach to trap sand and prevent the loss of the town's sandy beaches.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 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
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
A summer job at Sandy June’s was already going to cut into my beach time.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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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
For the first sea turtle eggs ever laid on California beaches, hatching day — hopefully — draws near.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
If the California Coastal Commission has its way, vehicular access soon will be nixed at Centerville Beach County Park — one of just a handful of beaches where driving is allowed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 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
We'd land on the Normandy beaches, drive south, lie about our ages, and work in vineyards or ski chalets.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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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
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
A minke whale has beached and died at Portstewart Strand in County Londonderry.
From BBC ● May 26, 2025
Where the Argonauts had beached their boat for the night lived a lonely and wretched old man, to whom Apollo, the truth-teller, had given the gift of prophecy.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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A humpback whale rescued after beaching itself in Germany has been found dead near a Danish island.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
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
A pod of nearly 100 pilot whales displayed unusual behavior before beaching themselves in Australia.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 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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