beach
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On the banks of the Waal, the Dutch branch of the Rhine, swimmers are sunning themselves on a Nijmegen beach that didn't exist before the river level dropped a few months ago.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Back at the end of June, the two teenagers had gone to the beach on Venezuela's Caribbean coastline.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Beaumont players were getting three hours of beach or pool time on Friday in Waikiki.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
With five bedrooms and five bathrooms, the property boasts ample space for large families—or for those seeking a private beach sanctuary where they can entertain friends and loved ones.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
When the fish was cleaned and Selkie had stopped barking for more, Nim wrapped it in leaves and built a bonfire on the beach.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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“This creates far too many opportunities for something to go wrong, and when something does go wrong, it’s our oceans, beaches, wildlife and coastal economy that pay the price.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
A fleet of small boats evacuated about 500 tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire threatened two popular resorts on Thursday, with hundreds of firefighters tackling the flames.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Such journeys have become a rite of passage for the millions of tourists who island-hop through Greece every summer, dreaming of beaches, parties and feta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
People gathered at beaches, parks and attractions across the South East to watch the Moon pass in front of the Sun during a partial solar eclipse.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
This sums up almost everything I know about SouthernCalifornia: palm trees and sunshine and beaches.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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Grizzly bears are — were — omnivores, not picky eaters, and also lazy ones, noshing on berries, roots, acorns, beached whale carcasses and any laggardly young elk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 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
The boy was still far ahead of him, and Roy was gulping like a beached trout.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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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
A spokesperson from the National Weather Service in Monterey attributed high tides for beaching the bomb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
But authorities and researchers, baffled by the behavior, feared that a mass beaching was imminent.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
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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