pier
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July 20 in a parking lot next to the pier, which earlier in the day had been packed with World Cup watchers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
A man is in a critical condition in hospital after three people got into difficulty in the water near an Essex pier.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Later that night, the suspect, who was visiting Santa Monica with family, went alone to the pier, where he met up with a group of friends, according to police.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Surfside Beach has had its share of fierce debates, including over a budget-busting pier replacement and a new ban on feeding wildlife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
I turn to see the same old woman from before I fell into the water, resting on the edge of the pier.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Shaking from a quake could damage wharves, piers, buildings and roadway above the seawall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
It sits not on a foundation but on helical piers screwed into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
DUBAI—Before the Iran war, 40,000 shipping containers a day moved through Jebel Ali port, a sprawling complex of deep-water piers and warehouses that powered this city-state’s rise from backwater to international powerhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
From piers to palaces, tourist attractions are getting creative to lure in the trippers.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Out in the river, a few feet away, the punt lay against the weedy piers.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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