dock
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I was idling through a no-wake zone near Holden Beach, N.C., on my way to the fueling dock when some joker in a sportfishing boat yelled out, “Hey, man, what’d ya pay for that thing?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Roz and I looked down from the dock and pondered how to get aboard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
However, its most high-profile current case concerns ex-Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte, the first former Asian head of state to stand in the ICC dock.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Farasati appeared in person in the dock, while Shahsavani attended via video link from HMP Pentonville.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The great puffy clouds that lined the horizon earlier, like boats lined up along a dock, are now streaked with equal parts gray, tangerine, and rose petal pink, the last colors of the day’s light.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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