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pier

[peer] / pɪər /


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On the day we met, as we strolled along Santa Monica pier in the sunshine, the spectre of war still loomed over him.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

When he’s not spreading his love of Reese’s, he spends weekday afternoons singing Rolling Stones songs on karaoke machines in bars near the pier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Australia’s government is investing about $5.6 billion in Stirling for things like a training center, housing, improvements to the submarine pier, a facility to handle radioactive waste, and power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

They could have been hanging at the pier or playing video games.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

There was no way those nets would work from the pier.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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