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coast

[kohst] / koʊst /




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They plan to spend the winter in Hurghada, on Egypt's Red Sea coast.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Bluefin tuna have returned in huge numbers off the British coast after almost disappearing from UK waters.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The famed railroad line along the San Clemente coast has found itself on the endangered list amid a relentless assault from rising seas and punishing surf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

An astronaut crew that carried out an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station splashed down as planned Thursday off the coast of California.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, which monitors releases of radioactive isotopes around the world, was also watching the unfolding disaster on the eastern coast of Japan.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Highs along the coasts and valleys will be in the 90s up to the low 100s in the coming days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

It may become persistent and occasionally heavy, with strong winds and gales for exposed coasts and hills.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Gulf Coast produces far more diesel than it consumes and accounted for roughly 90% of U.S. distillate exports last year, while the East and West coasts rely in part on imports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

While Austin is one of the more expensive cities in Texas, its cost of living is relatively moderate compared with pricier cities on the East and West coasts.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

“From Troy, the coasts of Troy to Italy.”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

Sometimes this happens because the studios are trying to capitalize on a moment, like when “The Minecraft Movie” coasted in on the fumes of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.”

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

“Expert review” coasted under the radar for months, until a few tech journalists caught its scent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

But the absence of the two centers had little effect on Detroit as they coasted to a wire-to-wire victory in Toronto.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

He says he has coasted through some classes for his government major, but has to work harder in his physics major.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

Of this he told his wife, and told how later he heard the choir of maddening Seirenes, coasted the Wandering Rocks, Kharybdis’ pool and the fiend Skylla who takes toll of men.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

What is clear is that Infantino is no longer coasting towards a fourth term, if he clings on that long.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

I instead recall coasting past a flotilla of icebergs in Alaska’s Glacier Bay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Of course, here at MarketWatch, we’d never suggest coasting when you’re on the clock.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

And coasting into the next phase of this tournament isn’t just a salve for the heartburn that the Americans tend to give their own fans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Her board started to lighten, and soon she and Shay had hopped on again, coasting over a ridge and down into a dark valley.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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