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onshore

[on-shawr, -shohr, awn-] / ˈɒnˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɔn- /
ADJECTIVE
coastal
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Citi chief executive Jane Fraser said the onshore capabilities will help clients raise capital, access investors and trade locally in China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

It will support the onshore securities and trading activities of Citi’s corporate and institutional client base looking to access Chinese capital markets, complementing existing offshore capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The agency’s San Diego office said Rachel’s greatest impacts along the Orange and San Diego coasts would come Sunday morning, when swells, onshore winds and high tides combine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

The good news for the oil-and-gas industry is that most of its facilities — both onshore and offshore — are located further west, said Molchanov.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

But now we had a month of onshore gales, blowing day in, day out—south winds, or south by east.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer


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