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
At this point, we just walk the beach, and maybe paddleboard around the pier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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
Speed boats and yachts dock along the pier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
There were thousands of people waiting on the pier.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
In Newport Beach, police posted an alert online Saturday saying ongoing flooding had closed all city beaches and piers until further notice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Shaking from a quake could damage wharves, piers, buildings and roadway above the seawall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Havana Docks says the cruise companies have illegally profited from docks and piers that Fidel Castro seized after the Cuban Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
But on either side stood empty piers whose planned allegorical statues by French had yet to be cast in bronze, much less installed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The vaults were constructed one bay at a time, a bay being the rectangular area between four piers.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
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