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coastline

[kohst-lahyn] / ˈkoʊstˌlaɪn /


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The U.S. invented seawater extraction of magnesium, and it has no shortage of coastline on which to scale it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Outside of the main residence, the grounds of the property are just as attention-grabbing, featuring a spread of entertaining spaces, including covered patios and open-air lounges, all of which offer staggering coastline views.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Even without El Niño, ocean temperatures have soared off parts of the coastline — a factor in the recent rounds of uncharacteristic muggy humidity.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

"The group used these boats to organise transfers in international waters near the Spanish coastline," Europol said.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

The biggest of Chan Chan’s surviving palaces may have belonged to Minchagaman—the eleventh king in the Chimor dynasty, according to one Spanish account—who reputedly conquered much of the coastline.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

For now, it seems to still offer something increasingly difficult to find on Europe’s most coveted coastlines: room to breathe.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

"Sanctions are being circumvented using ageing and poorly maintained tankers, putting coastlines and marine ecosystems at risk," she said.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

This rapid temperature rise is causing frozen ground to thaw and coastlines to break apart.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

The National Weather Service has repeatedly warned of dangerous rip currents and elevated surf in recent weeks as multiple southerly swells battered the coastlines of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

When microbes arrived in the Western Hemisphere, he argued, they must have swept from the coastlines first visited by Europeans to inland areas populated by Indians who had never seen a white person.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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