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shingle

[shing-guhl] / ˈʃɪŋ gəl /








NOUN
tile
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Old stone walls near the shoreline were flattened, while the Exmoor bay's shingle ridge was breached and moved inland by around 90 metres, creating a salt marsh which was left to its natural course.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

In prison, he became devoted to working out; after his release, Mr. James hung out his shingle as a personal trainer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

His memories alight on his father, Wheeler, an attorney who turned down a high-paying job in Chicago to hang out his shingle in Port William.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Technically, they're equals now that these childhood friends have joined forces to hang out their own shingle after jumping ship from the management company their fathers created.

From Salon • May 9, 2025

It was quiet in the harbour though and he sailed up onto the little patch of shingle below the rocks.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway




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