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waterfront

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






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Fueled by an approachable cost of living with quality real estate, Cleveland is pouring billions of dollars into transforming its downtown and waterfront into a next-generation urban core.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

However, these were consistently located 60–80 kilometres from the waterfront, so they are not likely to have been caused by capsizing icebergs.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Inside a waterfront factory, workers in hairnets and blue overalls are sorting freshly caught cod and haddock, and machines process the fish into fillets, mostly bound for Europe.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Graham was meeting and greeting voters on a steamy Sunday afternoon at a waterfront venue in suburban Charleston.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

At the waterfront, beyond a huge parking lot jammed with cars, they found a public park.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Buyers want to “obtain that coastal lifestyle” for less money than it would cost in other California waterfronts, she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

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

“In the next decade, New York’s waterfronts are going to look very different.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 5, 2024

Now, D.C.’s gaze has turned toward our waterfronts, including the Wharf, National Harbor and Washington Harbour in Georgetown, which are job creators and magnets for locals and tourists alike.

From Washington Post Mar. 18, 2022

As the nation baked under the unrelenting sun, and violence spread along the docks and waterfronts of the West, the national political dialogue also grew heated that summer.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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