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shipwreck

[ship-rek] / ˈʃɪpˌrɛk /










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Thoreau’s account begins not on the Cape, but during his rail journey from Boston, when he joins a band of mourners and gawkers to survey a shipwreck in the town of Cohasset.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Curtis, a travel content creator, said he was exploring the coastal path when a friend mentioned a nearby shipwreck.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Piscine Molitor Patel, a 16-year-old boy also known as Pi, makes this impassioned declaration to two men struggling to make sense of his account of having survived a shipwreck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Meanwhile, nonfiction authors contemplate a Spanish shipwreck, a racially motivated murder, the origins of great ideas and how laughter can change our lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

So Duane swam back from the shipwreck to claim his new home.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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