pier
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In Essex, people can watch the partial eclipse from Southend-on-Sea pier, Munnings Museum in Dedham hosts an event and Loughton Astronomical Society is holding another at Theydon Bois village green.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The pier receives an average of 27,000 to 38,000 visitors per day, translating to more than 10 million visitors annually, according to Pacific Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
In May 2021, a 17-year-old’s birthday party announcement went viral on TikTok, resulting in more than 2,000 partygoers converging along the Huntington Beach pier and downtown area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Its 116-year-old pier, with a Ferris wheel above the waves, has long been a tourist draw just north of L.A.’s Venice Beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Chicken stomped down the pier, sneakers lighting up, calling: “Caterpillar! Caterpillar!”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
It sits not on a foundation but on helical piers screwed into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
But in 1982-83, when another super El Niño occurred, storms destroyed multiple piers and ripped away a 400-foot section of the Santa Monica Pier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
The jury also recommended that Irish Water Safety take a prominent role with other agencies in implementing best practice in relation to safety at piers and slipways.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
Across the narrow strip of water, AFP could see the skyline of the Chinese city of Xiamen, the piers of China's unfinished Xiamen-Kinmen bridge and Xiamen's new international airport, due to open next year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
In a dark crevice between two great piers of rock they sat down: Frodo and Sam a little way within, and Gollum crouched upon the ground near the opening.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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