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waterfront

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






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Board of Harbor Commissioners allocate a portion of its operating income from the Port of Los Angeles to investments in waterfront public access projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

With an excited crowd already gathering at the waterfront, his team from the National Institute of Fisheries Science had to move fast.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Billionaire Frank McCourt is listing a waterfront compound with a private marina in Boca Raton, Fla., for $125 million, a potentially record-setting sum for the city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The “Truman Show” star has spent significant time in Hawaii, where his waterfront Maui residence provided a dramatically different backdrop from the Los Angeles lifestyle he maintained for decades.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

With each passing second, it devoured more of the waterfront.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis

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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