coastline
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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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