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shoal

[shohl] / ʃoʊl /
NOUN
sandbar
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China’s foreign ministry didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about whether Beijing planned to build permanent structures at Scarborough Shoal, but officials earlier said the shoal was China’s “inherent territory.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

And in August, a Chinese navy vessel collided with one from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat near the same shoal.

From Barron's Oct. 12, 2025

Authorities sent the Teresa Magbuana to Sabina in April as part of a prolonged presence they plan to maintain at the shoal.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2024

The shoal, which is less than 200 nautical miles from the Philippine coastline, is home to a crumbling warship, the Sierra Madre.

From New York Times Jun. 17, 2024

The mopeds parted like fish in a giant shoal.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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