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coastal

[kohs-tl] / ˈkoʊs tl /
ADJECTIVE
bordering the water
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A pair of cookbooks serve traditional recipes and a dash of history from coastal locales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The conditions may also make coastal California feel more humid and muggy because of the loss of cooling fog and because warmer air holds more moisture, according to Swain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The sediment and nutrients from the winter stays in coastal waters throughout the year and can also contain high levels of bacteria and virus material.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman,” U.S.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

About a hundred miles north of the Peru-Chile border, the coastal highway passes by an uninhabited beach ringed by a tall chain-link fence.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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