piers
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Two of the strongest El Niños in the last 75 years were associated with extensive damage to the Southern California coast, battering homes, flooding streets and damaging piers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 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
It consists of a wide exedra—a curved, high-backed bench—flanked by piers and supporting eight columns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
From piers to palaces, tourist attractions are getting creative to lure in the trippers.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
The guide led them past the outer piers into the floating market.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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