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beach

[beech] / bitʃ /


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Maria soon after learns that her father, from whom she has been estranged for decades, has been murdered in an Alabama beach town, leaving her his house and worldly goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

In 2018, he made headlines with the purchase of Hollywood producer Joel Silver’s Malibu beach house for $38 million.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The council said the public health risk was low, but urged people to keep their dogs away from the affected area of beach and water and to avoid contact themselves.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

At this point, we just walk the beach, and maybe paddleboard around the pier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

That’s the only benefit of living out of a suitcase meant for the beach.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The silica-poor mineral forsterite, meanwhile, can be seen as green sand grains on certain beaches in Hawaii.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Scientists predict that the plastic pellets will continue to wash up on North East beaches as the clean up continues.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Lanai has beautiful beaches, a Jack Nicklaus–designed golf course, and dining and resort amenities in the high-end hotels.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

In recent weeks parts of Southern California have been hit by storm surges that have eaten away at beaches or damaged properties.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The giant tear in the sky bathed the beaches and coastline of the Golden Crescent in a red-orange blaze.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

But I can choose to recognize that some performers, artistic works and brands are simply too big to fail or bury, so they become some version of a beached grey whale’s corpse.

From Salon ● May 14, 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

But not before Maxine sings a song to a beached whale, calling it back into the sea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2024

The north coast of Africa was where they finally beached their ships.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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

But authorities and researchers, baffled by the behavior, feared that a mass beaching was imminent.

From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 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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