coast
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Warmer ocean temperatures also cause more humid conditions near the coast, Swain said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Second, to sustain and enhance support for Yemen’s armed forces and coast guard and to continue our counterterrorism cooperation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The group last year accused the Libyan coast guard of attacking its Ocean Viking rescue ship in international waters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
For months, parts of the California coast have been experiencing a marine heat wave unrelated to El Niño.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
It was also in 1967 that side-scan sonar proved indispensable in helping George Bass find what was then the world’s oldest shipwreck off the coast of Uluburun, Turkey.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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In fact, in the hoo-hah over the Lakers, titillating to the media on both coasts, Mr. Trump has been a non-factor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
East and West coasts import foreign fuel to meet local demand largely because there are few Jones Act-compliant oil tankers or cargo ships, and they command higher shipping prices than foreign vessels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The coasts and coastal valleys will cool by 1 to 2 degrees each day through Wednesday, although temperatures will remain above normal, according to the National Weather Service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Top among them are the United States, where Americans on both coasts enjoy the cocktail hour staple -- but whose interior has yet to be seduced by the spritz.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Archaeologists excavating 30,000-year-old Sapiens sites in the European heartland occasionally find there seashells from the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Stalter’s loud, boundary-pushing nepo baby Kayla on “Hacks” was divisive, but she coasted to her first nomination on the wave of goodwill surrounding the show’s final season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
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
Oklahoma City accelerated into a 25-point lead at the end of the first quarter and coasted home with ease as reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continued his incredible 20-point scoring streak.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
In November, England coasted home against them at Twickenham.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
They pushed it out to the highway and coasted in gear until it started.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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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
Unified school board member Rocío Rivas looked to be coasting to outright victories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
But it didn’t seem to bother him, and he got quite used to coasting through politics.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
He felt as light as a hawk coasting the upper air over the oasis.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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