shore
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When close to shore, cables are buried, but they can be buried only so deep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
To help control it and provide habitat for fish and birds, California agencies have been building berms and sending water flowing into man-made ponds along the shore, creating new wetlands.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
This was a leader who rolled up his sleeves and stacked sandbags alongside firemen and volunteers, when toxic red sludge from a bauxite mine engulfed a Hungarian valley and threatened the Danube shore in 2010.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
They hugged close to the shore of Oman's Musandam Peninsula -- a first in nearly three weeks according to Lloyd's List.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
We were drifting quickly away from the shore.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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