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waterfront

[waw-ter-fruhnt, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌfrʌnt, ˈwɒt ər- /






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As for the Port of Los Angeles, the amendment would require the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners to annually allocate a portion of the harbor’s operating income to investments in waterfront public access projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

With an excited crowd already gathering at the waterfront, his team from the National Institute of Fisheries Science had to move fast.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Voting and property records show that he and his wife make their primary residence at a waterfront mansion in Coral Gables, Fla., that they purchased for $22 million in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Jim Carrey is bidding farewell to his sprawling Hawaii waterfront retreat, listing the tropical property for $35 million just days after tying the knot with his longtime partner, Min Ah.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

There was a squeal and a yowl from the waterfront, and the little brown cat shot away from a spilled garbage can, pursued by a long-muzzled black dog.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

Buyers want to “obtain that coastal lifestyle” for less money than it would cost in other California waterfronts, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Back then the waterfronts of Port Glasgow and neighbouring Greenock were filled with shipyards.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025

The work to protect salmon habitat extends beyond those forest streams, through agricultural land, urban landscapes and working waterfronts.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023

Research in recent years has shown that building walls along some waterfronts deflects the water elsewhere, causing damage.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2022

As the nation baked under the unrelenting sun, and violence spread along the docks and waterfronts of the West, the national political dialogue also grew heated that summer.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown


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