docks

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"When they were both down at the docks waiting on their sons coming back from the Yangtze incident, the newspaper had taken their photo," Bannister said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The Nora docks at Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export and loading hub.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Havana Docks says the cruise companies have illegally profited from docks and piers that Fidel Castro seized after the Cuban Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The use of the docks took place between 2016 and 2019 after president Barack Obama eased the US embargo on Cuba to allow cruise ships to make stopovers there.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

People had dogs that barked, and they had docks.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen