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beach

[beech] / bitʃ /


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Exhausted riders scampered down to the rocky beach and plunged into the Mediterranean.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

A sneaker wave hits the beach at the end of Seward Avenue in Ventura on Dec. 28, 2023.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

On Aug. 12, I’ll be standing on a beach between Valencia and Barcelona, eclipse glasses ready, hoping for a cloudless sky.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

"We are staying in a tourist area where the shops are predominantly beach shops, with very limited clothing options, particularly for someone with sensory sensitivities," the mum explained.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Duane did, and sure enough, there was the beach and the delicious grass and berry bushes, as if they were close enough to nibble on.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Starting Monday evening through Wednesday night, minor coastal flooding is a risk for the beaches of Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

There, locals take 4x4s to rest on pristine beaches where sea turtles nest and sheep graze.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Minor coastal flooding is a risk for the beaches of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties starting Monday evening through Wednesday night.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

When the containers were damaged these tiny pieces of plastic spilled into the water and eventually washed up on beaches.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

The warm weather had Chicagoans looking for fun at the parks and beaches.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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

A minke whale has beached and died at Portstewart Strand in County Londonderry.

From BBC May 26, 2025

And beyond the dead trunks, maybe sixty yards away, was the boat, sitting beached in the marshes under the weak sun.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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

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

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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