pier
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Broadcast partners will set up studios on the city’s iconic pier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
A man is in a critical condition in hospital after three people got into difficulty in the water near an Essex pier.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Later that night, the suspect, who was visiting Santa Monica with family, went alone to the pier, where he met up with a group of friends, according to police.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Surfside Beach has had its share of fierce debates, including over a budget-busting pier replacement and a new ban on feeding wildlife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Finally, it reached the edge of the railing and she pulled it onto the pier.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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It sits not on a foundation but on helical piers screwed into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
But in 1982-83, when another super El Niño occurred, storms destroyed multiple piers and ripped away a 400-foot section of the Santa Monica Pier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
He said the team had painstakingly recreated recognisable elements of the town, such as the winding alleyways and the texture of the piers.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
These piers would be vulnerable to attack, though, which means they could only be used once a beach was secured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
Above us was one of those tourist piers lined with shops, like a mall on water.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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