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coastal

[kohs-tl] / ˈkoʊs tl /
ADJECTIVE
bordering the water
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The Bryson Fire, burning in the affluent coastal city of Malibu in Los Angeles county, has also sparked evacuation orders throughout the Santa Monica mountains and has grown to 147 acres.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Kelsey Ducklow, coastal resilience director for the Coastal Commission, said the agency has awarded millions in grants for local planners to study the threat to their communities and come up with plans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, populous coastal states such as California and New York have seen bills rise more slowly than the U.S. as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In the coastal city of Chiclayo, of which he was bishop for eight years, Leo is everywhere, his features stamped on a growing array of merchandise ahead of a planned visit on November 13.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

In the evening the murky shape of another coastal city, the cluster of tall buildings vaguely askew.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy


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