shore
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You can reduce your risk by not swimming at dawn or dusk when sharks are most active, staying close to shore and swimming in groups, said Dodd.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
A rip current can quickly pull you away from shore, he says, "and it doesn't need to pull you very far, it just needs to pull you out of your depth".
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
The tectonic forces at work also thrust chunks of the island's coastline upward in a phenomenon known as "coastal uplift", leaving stretches of shore unrecognisable to families who have spent their whole lives there.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
This is a lighthearted comic dance about sailors on shore leave in World War II.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
Curled up on the shore, she lay with her eyes closed.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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