shoreline
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For seven centuries, the low-slung shoreline of Lamu Old Town, set against the turquoise waters of Kenya’s coast, has attracted traders and speculators alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
They are also asking for any photos or videos taken in and around the Menai Straits shoreline in Siliwen within the same time frame to be uploaded to the force's major incident public portal.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The result is a combination of private and public access: Six public-access trails cross Sea Ranch to on their way to the shoreline, while Sea Ranch residents retain access to several private beaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
It generally covers land below five meters in elevation and within 200 meters of the shoreline.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
It rolled and rose higher than the shoreline as it moved forward.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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One of the beefs homeowners have with PWCs—and so called “wake boats”—is that the waves they generate can slam moored boats into docks and erode shorelines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Navy had recently chosen Damen “to help it fast-track a new fleet” of a different type of vessel: up to 35 medium-sized ships to move troops and supplies to shorelines.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Perhaps, if the Navy had moved away from large aircraft carriers and more toward small ships that could attack with speed and stealth along shorelines.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Evidence includes fossils of temperate and subtropical forests found in places like Alaska and Greenland, as well as ancient shorelines along the U.S.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026
A tugboat made its way down the river, causing the water to crash into the rocks along the shorelines.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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