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beach

[beech] / bitʃ /


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My estimate is closer to $200,000, which includes $45,000 for travel, $18,000 for dining and entertainment, and the rest for the beach.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

The group had gone through a keyhole, meaning a rock arch, on the beach and became trapped in the rising tide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

You can drag it to the bath, the pool or a sandy beach without dread.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Mary, from Wexford, said she and her children found the turtle while walking on a beach near Castlegregory on the Dingle peninsula in County Kerry after an Atlantic storm.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

When we reach the beach, she motions me forward, right to the edge of the surf.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

“There is potential for moderate coastal flooding impacts at times, especially Saturday” for Los Angeles County beaches, the National Weather Service warned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

A spokesperson for TDC urged people, particularly dog walkers, to avoid the affected areas, and to report any deposits of oil on beaches to them.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

The local authority said the decision to close access to beaches "had not been taken lightly".

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

But many individuals, couples and families will be sidestepping that dining-room exercise and instead heading to the hills, forests, deserts and beaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

It was before the disastrous May when the Allies fled, retreating to the French beaches, before the siege that was the Battle of Britain, before the thunder and flame-filled nights of the Blitz.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

A massive — but sick and emaciated — fin whale died Thursday after it became beached in Santa Cruz, according to city officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

What’s more depressing is that a research biologist interviewed by KING-TV, Seattle’s NBC affiliate, stated that the beached whales people have encountered likely represent only a quarter to a fifth of the total death toll.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

The image of the beached horse first lodged in Nolan’s mind over 20 years ago when he was in the running to direct a movie based on another Homeric epic, “The Iliad.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Vonk and his team ensure the country is ready for extreme scenarios: a drought meaning all inland shipping is beached or a devastating storm surge.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025

A few fish sat in pools, others lay beached on the sand, rotting with streamers of seaweed.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

A humpback whale rescued after beaching itself in Germany has been found dead near a Danish island.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

A humpback whale that underwent a rescue operation in Germany two weeks ago after beaching itself there has been found dead near a Danish island, officials said Saturday.

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

These beaching events confront us with a little-understood but essential facet of marine ecology — and may become more common as the oceans warm.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024

But besides beating seasonal crowds, winter beaching has another leg up on summer: storm watching.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2024

She could feel the dream shallowing, like a sleek ship beaching on a shoal.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor


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