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shoreline

[shawr-lahyn, shohr-] / ˈʃɔrˌlaɪn, ˈʃoʊr- /


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At one point in the trial he likened his neighbor’s shoreline walks to a home invasion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Should the chemical spread, it could cause an environmental disaster, destroy the shoreline and possibly enter the water supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

His daughter, Gina, said on Monday she had been "blown away" to see Bluebird running there again as thousands of spectators took to the shoreline.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

On Mother’s Day, the San Francisco Bay shoreline could experience highs in the 70s to mid-80s, with Silicon Valley and the inland East Bay valleys reaching the lower 90s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

From the rocky shoreline rose fortress-like seawalls—fifty or sixty feet tall.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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