shore

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With no air ambulances allowed to fly in to help, the captain was transferred to shore on a speed boat and taken to the Rashid Hospital in Dubai.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

This was a leader who rolled up his sleeves and stacked sandbags alongside firemen and volunteers, when toxic red sludge from a bauxite mine engulfed a Hungarian valley and threatened the Danube shore in 2010.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Faced with higher energy import bills, countries like Turkey, for example, found themselves with no option but to sell some gold reserves to shore up its currency.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

He especially praised Powell’s leadership during the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, in which the Fed stepped in to cut rates quickly, keep credit flowing, and shore up the financial system.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Had he come back to the bridge, found it gone, and taken another way to reach the shore?

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell