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ashore

[uh-shawr, uh-shohr] / əˈʃɔr, əˈʃoʊr /
ADVERB
toward, onto land from water
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But when Downer’s phone washed ashore on the beach in Santa Monica, LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division took over the investigation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

That is because the process of liquefying, shipping and then turning LNG back in to natural gas on arrival is extremely energy intensive, compared with pumping it ashore by a pipeline, creating higher carbon emissions.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

It took two hours for all of them to get ashore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The seas around New Zealand are populated with multiple species of seals, who do occasionally wander ashore.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

In truth, the movement began the moment the first black men and women were led ashore in chains.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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