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cove

[kohv] / koʊv /


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That first summer, BK could still live outdoors in a wire enclosure, swimming for exercise, with supervision, in a small stream cove.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

The croc was independent and apparently a “confirmed bachelor,” a characteristic he made clear “during his earlier years at a crocodile farm,” the cove said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

There have been a number of similar rockfalls at the same cove, including a major landslip earlier this year, which occurred after days of heavy rainfall.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2024

On a promontory above Puget Sound, a Douglas fir with arms bent at right angles stands above a quiet cove, where shellfish would have been gathered, long before this place was settled by newcomers.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023

A small stone breakwater had been thrown out across the cove for shelter, and behind it the bay formed a tiny natural harbour.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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