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coastal

[kohs-tl] / ˈkoʊs tl /
ADJECTIVE
bordering the water
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But before the Malibu property was transformed to fit the singer’s exact vision—which now includes an actual mall—it was a breathtaking coastal home she knew she had to have.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Before becoming Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost served for nearly two decades in the Andean country, including as bishop in the coastal city of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

They can typically be found from March to June in flower-rich coastal grassland and sand dune habitat, and are most active on warm, sunny days.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The blanket of low-hanging gray clouds known as the marine layer has been essential in shielding heavily populated coastal Southern California from heat, but it has been in decline as the climate warms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Other hunter-gatherers, in Palestine, coastal Peru, and Japan, became sedentary first and adopted food production much later.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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