pier
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The waterfront residence boasts sweeping views of the bay, along with a private boathouse and pier.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
In August, a hammerhead shark was spotted off the Malibu pier, just below the surface of the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
She was checking people in on the pier for a separate boat tour to Sazan on a replica galleon that advertises the opportunity to “be a pirate for a day.”
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
By July 20, damage was visible near the northern pier, which belongs to the state-owned company that oversees the emirate’s oil-and-gas sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Cat moved to a spot on the pier about halfway between two other contestants.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Two of the strongest El Niños in the last 75 years, in 1982-83 and 1997-98, were associated with extensive damage to the Southern California coast, battering homes, flooding streets and damaging piers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
DUBAI—Before the Iran war, 40,000 shipping containers a day moved through Jebel Ali port, a sprawling complex of deep-water piers and warehouses that powered this city-state’s rise from backwater to international powerhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
But in 1982-83, when another super El Niño occurred, storms destroyed multiple piers and ripped away a 400-foot section of the Santa Monica Pier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
He said the team had painstakingly recreated recognisable elements of the town, such as the winding alleyways and the texture of the piers.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
We walked to where our pier joined the dock with many other piers and curved bridges attached to it.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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