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[dok] / dɒk /




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They spent $1.3 million building a 5,000-square-foot home with a dock for their jet-skis, kayaks, sailboat and Boston Whaler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

It was the perfect environment for two blue-collar communities: San Pedro, known for its bustling port and dock workers, and Bell, known as a densely packed working class industrial city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Listener chatter from Adam Forkner in Boston, Massachusetts: Dave Epstein for The Boston Globe: What my Maine dock taught me about the threat of invasive marine life looming in the Persian Gulf; Tamburri, M.N.,

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

The two women, who met while both working at McDonald's before starting with the force, sat apart in the dock and were accompanied in court by their families.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

With her back to me, she’s seated on the edge of the dock.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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