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waterfront

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






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Bruna Subashi, an energetic woman in her 40s, asked to convene in a luridly pink dessert parlor on Vlore’s waterfront called Big Scoop.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

The proceeds bought a Chicago-area mansion, a private jet and a 12,000-square-foot waterfront home in Naples, Fla., with its own dock to moor his 130-foot yacht, Top Dog.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

However, these were consistently located 60–80 kilometres from the waterfront, so they are not likely to have been caused by capsizing icebergs.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

Inside a waterfront factory, workers in hairnets and blue overalls are sorting freshly caught cod and haddock, and machines process the fish into fillets, mostly bound for Europe.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Built right on the waterfront, just as my dad described it.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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

From New Jersey to Alaska, reservoirs, bridges, tunnels, factories, and waterfronts were put under guard.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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