sea wall
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Recent weeks have seen a sea wall damaged in Long Beach, staircases destroyed in San Diego County and dozens of oceanfront mansions tagged as unsafe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
On another nearby property overlooking an ancient sea wall, excavations revealed two stone quarries "one Roman and the other Phoenician", she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Coastal development is a lightning rod in the Ocean State, yet no issue has animated locals like this sea wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
You might remember in February 2014 that the track was left dangling precariously high in the air as storms washed away the protecting sea wall.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
If she isn’t home, I walk down to the end of the historic cobbled street and find her standing on the sea wall in her raincoat and no shoes, glaring at the ocean.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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