beach
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Harbour officials have agreed to meet with residents who are worried about sand and silt from dredging being left on a beach.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
She loved Caló des Moro, a beach nestled between steep cliffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The storm, which churned the waters of the Pacific over the last week, stripped sand off the beach, making it no longer safe to hold the festival there, the city said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Malibu residents who live near the beach but up on higher ground are concerned for their neighbors and for the coastline as a whole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
For as long as she could remember, Chica had been the only turtle to swim out of the sea, back to this beach where she was hatched, to lay her own eggs.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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Local residents have taken to the streets and beaches repeatedly this summer to protest the island’s growing flock of visitors, united by one message: “Tourists, go home.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
But look, there’s also loads of Ye Olde charm, beautiful beaches, pristine forests and a brand-new cappuccino machine!
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
When we commemorate the D-Day victory at Normandy, we don’t discuss why American planners failed to anticipate the dangers of the hedgerows beyond the beaches, where many American servicemen subsequently died.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Waves approaching two meters then swept over the beaches.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Giant waves rolled across the water’s surface and crashed onto rocky beaches.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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What’s more depressing is that a research biologist interviewed by KING-TV, Seattle’s NBC affiliate, stated that the beached whales people have encountered likely represent only a quarter to a fifth of the total death toll.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
At the toe of the bluff, the geotubes stretched out like a beached Leviathan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Vonk and his team ensure the country is ready for extreme scenarios: a drought meaning all inland shipping is beached or a devastating storm surge.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
A minke whale has beached and died at Portstewart Strand in County Londonderry.
From BBC ● May 26, 2025
Stretchers and wheelchairs were beached here and there against the hissing, knocking pipes that ran and branched in an intricate nervous system along the glittering walls.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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A humpback whale rescued after beaching itself in Germany has been found dead near a Danish island.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
A humpback whale that underwent a rescue operation in Germany two weeks ago after beaching itself there has been found dead near a Danish island, officials said Saturday.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
These beaching events confront us with a little-understood but essential facet of marine ecology — and may become more common as the oceans warm.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
A pod of nearly 100 pilot whales displayed unusual behavior before beaching themselves in Australia.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2023
Carefully, we inched the Miss Amanda around the sandbar without beaching her until we were directly above the deep water.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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