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Native Americans more or less cohabited peaceably with the grizzlies, each usually giving the other wide berth, at a mid-19th century ratio of about 10,000 California grizzlies to 130,000 native Americans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

"Normally there's a queue, even out at sea, waiting for a berth."

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

But giving this absolute unit a wide berth has become more challenging as his viral fame grows, because humans keep crowding Neil, getting dangerously close and perhaps forgetting that he is a wild animal.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

Nonetheless Yale University Press has given the British historian Alec Ryrie a wide berth to write “The World’s Reformation,” a highly readable, sweeping and intrigue-filled story of Protestant missions among non-Europeans between 1560 and 1800.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Had she known berth twenty-two was their real destination?

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Hundreds of metres of berths sat empty and towering gantry cranes stood idle as a skeleton crew conducted maintenance.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Dominating a sandy stretch of Qatar’s northern coast, Ras Laffan is a sprawling industrial fortress of pipes, flare stacks and loading berths built around the world’s largest artificial harbor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

That in itself is not an unusual number, as ships routinely wait their turn to load or unload at port berths in the region.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026

The first two teams in the regular-season standings are guaranteed Southern Section playoff berths.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

Now Fifth Harbor offered berths to mercher ships, as well as boats from all over the world carrying tourists and soldiers eager to see the sights and sample the pleasures of Ketterdam.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

The vessel was searched and 329 people were removed on foot when it berthed at Ardrossan.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

While rain battered Manhattan during Memorial Day weekend, more than 1,400 people packed into the hangar deck of the USS Intrepid, a World War II aircraft carrier permanently berthed at Midtown Manhattan’s Pier 86.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Each “Book” occupies one side of a long bilateral vitrine, which commands the narrow gallery like a berthed aircraft carrier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Port spokesperson Art Marroquin said the ship, the Mississippi, was berthed at Terminal G just before 9 a.m. when the containers mysteriously fell overboard into the water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025

Their skiffs were berthed next to each other at a place called Ted’s Marina.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

CalMac, which is also owned by the Scottish government, will now spend six-and-a-half weeks conducting crew familiarisation and harbour berthing trials.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024

While electrification at the berthing docks is already underway in Seattle, grant programs in the legislation will support further electrification and the transition from diesel-powered machinery, not just in Washington but around the country.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023

Portland Port previously said berthing the migrant barge is the right thing to do.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023

Turkey's Ceyhan port was ready to resume Iraqi crude oil loadings from storage on Tuesday, but bad weather was preventing vessels from berthing, a trade source with direct knowledge said.

From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2023

The freighter had anchored off the Manila port area during the night, berthing in the early hours.

From The Golden Skull by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin