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beach

[beech] / bitʃ /


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"Taxi boat" refers to a dinghy that approaches the beach from the sea to pick up migrants in shallow waters off the beach.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

I’d rather be on a beach in Bali than watching my spouse sit at the computer.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Others copped to bringing back years-old coats, kid-rejected snacks, used beach chairs and $800 Oriental rugs—all with no issue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

“We also have high tides going on at the same time as the higher surf, so that’s when we start to see more of those coastal flooding impacts, beach erosion.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Now Selkie was flopping up the beach to greet them.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

In Cabo San Lucas, famous for its natural rock arch, the authorities restricted access to the beaches.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

In early 2022, some doomers from Anthropic and other AI labs flew to a retreat on the remote Bahamian island of Eleuthera, a 110-mile ribbon of land known for its pink sand beaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Southern California’s beaches may be in for another round of dangerous, high surf and severe erosion soon thanks to a pair of hurricanes being fueled by warm Pacific waters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

This Mediterranean city seems to have it all — 300 days of sunshine, miles of beaches, a lively restaurant and nightlife scene, a beautiful and highly walkable historic center, and excellent public transportation.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The road they were on led through the center of the park until it branched apart about halfway through and went as two roads to the two different beaches.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Grizzly bears are — were — omnivores, not picky eaters, and also lazy ones, noshing on berries, roots, acorns, beached whale carcasses and any laggardly young elk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

It sits there like a beached ocean liner, the prow cutting through swells of green turf, windows without number.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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

“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

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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