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beachcomber

[beech-koh-mer] / ˈbitʃˌkoʊ mər /








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As an avid beachcomber, and someone who spends a lot of time in the ocean, I’ve encountered sargassum a few times.

From Slate Jul. 16, 2023

Soon, moving along the rows of the periodic table like a beachcomber on a shore, Cade began to experiment with salts of rubidium, cerium and strontium.

From Nature Aug. 25, 2019

Jennifer Moeller’s voluminous oyster-colored robe for Prospero wittily establishes him as a majestic beachcomber, and Christopher Akerlind’s subtle lighting scheme gives off a series of softly becoming, occasionally multi-hued, glows.

From Washington Post Dec. 9, 2014

But 35 years ago, on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands, I met another sort of beachcomber.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2013

He reminded me of a beachcomber from Key West.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan




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