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waterfront

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






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As for the Port of Los Angeles, the amendment would require the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners to annually allocate a portion of the harbor’s operating income 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

Voting and property records show that he and his wife make their primary residence at a waterfront mansion in Coral Gables, Fla., that they purchased for $22 million in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Cuomo, 68, who served as governor from 2011 until his resignation in 2021, quietly picked up the waterfront property in June, according to property records.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Fishing boats were pulling in at the waterfront, their decks flopping with the day’s catch.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

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

Things are precarious all around for West Coast commercial fishermen, who worry about maintaining their working waterfronts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2024

The work to protect salmon habitat extends beyond those forest streams, through agricultural land, urban landscapes and working waterfronts.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023

Research in recent years has shown that building walls along some waterfronts deflects the water elsewhere, causing damage.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 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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