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coastline

[kohst-lahyn] / ˈkoʊstˌlaɪn /


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California regulators had kept the pipeline closed following a 2015 oil spill that fouled the coastline.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“There’s so much coastline and they can’t leave this small stretch open.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

So the U.S. is now urging ships to use a different, southern route close to the coastline of Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

A young walrus who has become something of a celebrity as he tours the Scottish coastline is "just exploring", experts say.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

They crossed the hard edge of the coastline, and then there was only the ocean and the sky and the airship.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown




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