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shoal

[shohl] / ʃoʊl /
NOUN
sandbar
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Analysts view the platform as evidence of China’s renewed push to tighten its hold over the contested shoal, 145 miles from Luzon.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

And in August, a Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat near the same shoal.

From Barron's Oct. 12, 2025

China meanwhile sees the presence of the Teresa Magbuana as evidence of the Philippines' intentions to occupy the shoal.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2024

The shoal, which is less than 200 nautical miles from the Philippine coastline, is home to a crumbling warship, the Sierra Madre.

From New York Times Jun. 17, 2024

First it was dark as a shoal in the blue water that was more than a mile deep.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway




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