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pier

[peer] / pɪər /


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At the Pier Street Deli y Mas, “It’s been really slow,” manager Chelsea Nava said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

If you're counting the pennies, the famous Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare is a magnet.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

On the Grand Pier, they know a £2 turnstile and 2p amusements can still be too much for some.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

A particularly massive sea lion has Bay Area tourists and residents flocking to Pier 39 in San Francisco to spot the mammal affectionately named “Chonkers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

At Pier 41 the transpacific ocean liner President Madison snapped her hawsers and careened into the steamboat Harvester, sinking her.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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