wharf
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In Santa Cruz, a public wharf damaged by storms in 2024 recently reopened after $1.3 million in repairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
The plans include a large wharf with a staging area for the turbine components, plus a “wet storage” area for the assembled units in the water waiting to be towed away, among other elements.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
The Minerva Gloria is docked at a wharf in the Mississippi Sound, not far from the US's vast oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
City hall, the slave market, and town pillory were all there, and the wharf on the East River “made it a rendezvous for pirates,” writes Sobol.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
Hang around the town wharf, you hear about it all the time.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
Boats can dock at wharfs, quays and piers protected by the reef's natural lagoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
A major fire is still raging at the site and pictures show huge, billowing black clouds over the wharfs.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
“But what do we do about the future? We’re not just talking about riprap and wharfs, we’re talking about being ready in many ways.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
Iconic wharfs, restaurants, sidewalks and roads collapsed under towering surf, while streets, parks, homes and shops were flooded by powerful waves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
He could see dark shapes moving through die charred ruins of the riverfront wharfs.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
The port, with the help of federal and provincial funds, is spending 609 million Canadian dollars dredging the river and building new wharves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Many of California’s wharves and piers are now centenarians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2024
A neighborhood near the wharves is still known as the Irish Channel.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
“The waves came up under the wharves, picked them up and dropped them somewhere else,” Ms. Coombs said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
We reached the Salem wharves late in the day; I climbed down to open the carriage door and set in place the steps.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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