wharf
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In Santa Cruz, a public wharf damaged by storms in 2024 recently reopened after $1.3 million in repairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
The Minerva Gloria is docked at a wharf in the Mississippi Sound, not far from the US's vast oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
City hall, the slave market, and town pillory were all there, and the wharf on the East River “made it a rendezvous for pirates,” writes Sobol.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
The crew blow-torched the fasteners and released the cables that held the crane to the ship, while workers on land laid temporary rails across the wharf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
As she stepped forward, the wharf tilted upward, and she felt curiously lightheaded.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
It lurks in the halls of famed institutions and the parking lots of dreary, run-down wharfs.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2025
Boats can dock at wharfs, quays and piers protected by the reef's natural lagoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
A major fire is still raging at the site and pictures show huge, billowing black clouds over the wharfs.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
“But what do we do about the future? We’re not just talking about riprap and wharfs, we’re talking about being ready in many ways.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
He could see dark shapes moving through die charred ruins of the riverfront wharfs.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
The port, with the help of federal and provincial funds, is spending 609 million Canadian dollars dredging the river and building new wharves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Many of California’s wharves and piers are now centenarians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2024
A neighborhood near the wharves is still known as the Irish Channel.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
New Zealand's Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said in a statement on Wednesday that building climate-resilient wharves and establishing reliable and regular shipping services would help the prosperity and wellbeing of the people of Vanuatu.
From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2022
In amongst the warehouses and die wharves, shops and stalls of many sorts crowded the waterfront.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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