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This laid-back, cafe-laden ledge is located above the beaches and ancient ramparts where the Douro River pours through its last, lovely tributaries into the Atlantic Ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Blake Gwinn and Izaac Brook of RBC Capital Markets said Warsh’s authority would erode quickly if he went too far out on a ledge.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
As a viewer marches down the nave toward the high altar, the apostles also come into view, on a trompe l’oeil ledge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
A 28-year-old woman fell to her death trying to pull herself up on to a ledge while scrambling up a mountain, an inquest has concluded.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025
The flashes and booms continue, and I am frozen on that ledge, my senses thumped again and again by the light, the noise, and the choking stench.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.