docks
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“Why not someone like Dan Sullivan from Petersburg, Alaska?” asked Anderson, 57, as fishermen walked past from the docks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Like so many who made the same journey, he worked in the docks and was deeply involved in Liverpool's Irish Catholic community.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
"The only things that started growing were docks and thistles," said Pawsey, whose entire quinoa crop failed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Their cargo already crosses our docks, and this is a way for us to offer them a home,” Hacegaba said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Scattered along the river bank were docks and wharves with skiffs and rowboats tied up to them.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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