esplanade
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Like many Havana residents who live near the Malecon, a coastal esplanade and seawall in the capital, Gonzalez was out trying to catch a bit of air.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Whenever I return to Batumi, which I’ve done five times, I always do three things: I stroll along the palm-fringed seaside esplanade, admiring the gardens first landscaped in 1881.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Amanda Kay, who was staying in the hotel on the main esplanade in Cairns, described seeing a helicopter flying "extra low", without lights in rainy weather.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2024
They’ve set up hundreds of tents on the main esplanade.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
A few days after the meeting on the esplanade, I took my courage into my hands and went to see Father at his office.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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For one hour either side of high water, very minor impact flooding is expected to affect some seafront roads, esplanades and car parks across the island.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2024
Throughout the late-19th and early-20th centuries, Universal Expositions on this site produced extraordinary, short-lived cities consisting of pavilions, palaces, houses, monuments, fountains, bridges, paths, and grand esplanades.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
On a recent day, numerous motorcycle taxis were parked on one of the esplanades outside the basilica.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2022
Construction has already begun on a $20 billion project to build raised parks, esplanades and barriers along Lower Manhattan.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2022
There was a great Italian walk, leading by successive esplanades to an electric fountain with a basin sixty feet across, and a bronze chariot and marble horses.
From The Metropolis by Upton Sinclair
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