breakwater

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In the ad, Eastport’s Port Authority director celebrates Collins for her role in helping to secure federal grant money that allowed the breakwater to be rebuilt.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

Markets are focused on the rupee as it dwindles toward the psychological breakwater of 100 to the dollar.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Go for the sea views and breakwater strolls, as well as a sophisticated crafts market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

He rode his his first wave in 1959, at the age of 16, from the breakwater at Half Moon Bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

“Try to remember it always,” he said once Gogol had reached him, leading him slowly back across the breakwater, to where his mother and Sonia stood waiting.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri