docks

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And it leaves out so much: the English and Irish who built East London; the docks that made East London an early “melting pot”; unique aspects of postwar reconstruction such as the East London Mosque.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Elsewhere, police dismantled a makeshift barrier erected by protesters blockading western Galway docks.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

After graduating high school in 2003, he welded for two years at the shipping docks in Tampa, making $14 an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

The port is expecting a slight volume dip in March, followed by a stronger April as retailers and others replenish their stock and spring and summer fashions arrive at its docks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

He goes on to describe the harbor full of crowded boats leaving the docks.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow