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coast

[kohst] / koʊst /




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A truck passes this Soviet-style building in Moa, an industrial city on Cuba’s northeast coast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Clachtoll is a small crofting community on the Sutherland coast about 100 miles north of Inverness, and is a popular destination along the North Coast 500 tourist route.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

On a recent journey to international waters off the coast of Malaysia chartered by the U.S. advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, empty, rusting Iranian-linked ships floated high in the water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

On Monday, three migrants, including a 10-year-old boy, died off the French coast while trying to cross the Channel to Britain, French authorities said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

This was the first time Soviet subs had ever been spotted so close to the American coast.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

It may become persistent and occasionally heavy, with strong winds and gales for exposed coasts and hills.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

While Austin is one of the more expensive cities in Texas, its cost of living is relatively moderate compared with pricier cities on the East and West coasts.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

People living near coasts, rivers and lakes ramp up fishing, depleting stocks rapidly until controls are enacted in some locations, along with increased farming for seaweed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Coastal Flooding is possible especially for vulnerable south-facing coasts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

But peoples of New Guinea’s north and east coasts, and of the Bismarck and Solomon Archipelagoes north and east of New Guinea, present a more complex picture.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Sometimes this happens because the studios are trying to capitalize on a moment, like when “The Minecraft Movie” coasted in on the fumes of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.”

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

“Expert review” coasted under the radar for months, until a few tech journalists caught its scent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

But the absence of the two centers had little effect on Detroit as they coasted to a wire-to-wire victory in Toronto.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

In November, England coasted home against them at Twickenham.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

Bernabe Montoya coasted his pickup to a stop in back of Joe’s truck and got out.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

When the bike is rolling-idling and coasting, the deactivation cycling is noticeable; throttle tip-in seems just a bit flat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

It sounded like your previous cleaner was coasting, in addition to leaving sticky marks under your actual coaster.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

What is clear is that Infantino is no longer coasting towards a fourth term, if he clings on that long.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

I instead recall coasting past a flotilla of icebergs in Alaska’s Glacier Bay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

He felt as light as a hawk coasting the upper air over the oasis.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer




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