quay
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Mayor Luc Boivin said the American tourists he meets on the quay are often quick to apologize for the trade war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
AFP journalists at Granadilla saw white tents erected along the quay and that the police, some in protective medical suits, had sealed off part of the small industrial port.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
The “Turenges” took a room in a hotel overlooking the harbor and discovered, to their surprise, an unguarded entrance that allowed them to observe the quay itself.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
The terminal operator International Transportation Service plans to fill in a 19-acre area of water and extend the existing quay by 560 feet, which would allow larger ships to dock at the port.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
The harbour was a dancing thing, with fluttering paper boats, and the sailors on the quay were jovial, smiling fellows, merry as the wind.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Boats can dock at wharfs, quays and piers protected by the reef's natural lagoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
On the stone quays of the Seine, even the most passionate odes to the river’s charms tend to arrive at the same conclusion: Nope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2024
Currently the 26 July ceremony is supposed to take place on boats in the river Seine, with more than 300,000 people watching from the quays.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024
Similar scenes play out along local quays and public parks.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
As they passed the long stone quays reserved for the ships of die Thirteen, she saw chests of saffron, frankin-cense, and pepper being off-loaded from Xaro's ornate Vermillion Kiss.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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