pier
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The waterfront residence boasts sweeping views of the bay, along with a private boathouse and pier.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
She was checking people in on the pier for a separate boat tour to Sazan on a replica galleon that advertises the opportunity to “be a pirate for a day.”
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
By July 20, damage was visible near the northern pier, which belongs to the state-owned company that oversees the emirate’s oil-and-gas sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
It is difficult for me to sit still for more than twenty minutes at a stretch, so I used to interrupt my tanning sessions with walks to the pier.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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The 1982-83 winter season, which coincided with a very strong El Niño, was historically destructive for California’s coast, with storms wrecking the Santa Monica and Seal Beach piers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 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
He said the team had painstakingly recreated recognisable elements of the town, such as the winding alleyways and the texture of the piers.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
This year, another capability showed up on the Chinese coast: mobile piers that can be used to unload directly onto a beach or possibly to a damaged port.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
During the summer of 1270 the chapels in the apse and most of the piers and buttresses of the choir were finished.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
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