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waterfront

[waw-ter-fruhnt, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌfrʌnt, ˈwɒt ər- /






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Amazon Music and A.I.-focused ecommerce startups Queen One and Autonomous Technologies all set up shop at a Williamsburg waterfront building with floor-to-ceiling glass windows.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

However, these were consistently located 60–80 kilometres from the waterfront, so they are not likely to have been caused by capsizing icebergs.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Inside a waterfront factory, workers in hairnets and blue overalls are sorting freshly caught cod and haddock, and machines process the fish into fillets, mostly bound for Europe.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The 1.8-acre estate, which spans two adjacent parcels in the luxurious waterfront community, went into contract just one week after the agent began quietly marketing it.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

Now slipping over a back-yard fence, now at last on the waterfront, Sea Street, Flounder Alley.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Buyers want to “obtain that coastal lifestyle” for less money than it would cost in other California waterfronts, she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Rapid population growth, rising rents and limited access to formal housing have pushed many low-income residents into informal settlements, particularly along waterfronts and transport corridors.

From BBC Feb. 2, 2026

“In the next decade, New York’s waterfronts are going to look very different.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 5, 2024

Now, D.C.’s gaze has turned toward our waterfronts, including the Wharf, National Harbor and Washington Harbour in Georgetown, which are job creators and magnets for locals and tourists alike.

From Washington Post Mar. 18, 2022

From New Jersey to Alaska, reservoirs, bridges, tunnels, factories, and waterfronts were put under guard.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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