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coast

[kohst] / koʊst /




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The poet has for a very long time been associated with the Izmir region of Turkey's Aegean coast, which for most of its history was known as ancient Smyrna.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Last week, it launched a ballistic missile from its eastern coast that flew more than 700 kilometers, according to South Korea’s military.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

German energy giant RWE said it will abandon wind leases off the coast of New York, Louisiana and Northern California near Humboldt, further challenging the Golden State’s clean energy ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Dalazen, from Sao Paulo, was on a shark-diving trip on the Brazilian coast in April when she suddenly felt "strong pressure" on her leg.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Roughly midway along the Fukushima coast, six nuclear reactors were lined up in a neat row along the shore.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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

Before leaving Mississippi, Kiffin had spurned fan bases on both coasts, across college football and the NFL.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Dix was a baseball prodigy too cocky and flashy for his own good who now coasts through life on his long-ago heroics coupled with charm and an undeserved diet of luck.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 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

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

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

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

Although Miles Leaburn got one back, Marc Guiu, Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez scored to ensure Rosenior coasted to a debut victory against a Charlton team sitting 19th in the Championship.

From Barron's Jan. 10, 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

Ares and Aurora coasted over to it and landed.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

It sounded like your previous cleaner was coasting, in addition to leaving sticky marks under your actual coaster.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

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

Would he be willing to play an out-of-work version of himself who hadn’t had a gig in a decade and was shamelessly coasting on his “Mad Men” fame?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 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

I waved at Geneva and then fell on my sled in the tire tracks and slid quickly down the mountain, coasting all the way to the mine.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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