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onshore

[on-shawr, -shohr, awn-] / ˈɒnˈʃɔr, -ˈʃoʊr, ˈɔn- /
ADJECTIVE
coastal
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At the beginning of this year, prices at LNG terminals in Europe and Asia already were higher than the U.S. onshore benchmark.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The case sought to block Shell's exit from Nigeria's onshore oil sector, without cleaning up decades of pollution.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

The move boosts Japan’s domestic chip supply amid a global race between countries to establish onshore chip making capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Green Gen, owned by parent company Bute Energy, hopes to build three major electricity pylon routes connecting planned onshore windfarms in mid and west Wales with the wider grid network.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Same as when they said it onshore, Pinch didn’t hear it.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich



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