wharf
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The wharf area of Dana Point Harbor will close to the public for construction Nov. 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 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
They also tried to resuscitate the boy as the boat made its way to an ambulance waiting by a wharf.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 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
The wharf was a confusion of unloading and bartering.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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
Iconic wharfs, restaurants, sidewalks and roads collapsed under towering surf, while streets, parks, homes and shops were flooded by powerful waves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
The area used to be home to industrial wharfs and depots but is now unrecognizable with dozens of high-rise luxury apartment buildings.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
The wharfs were oddly quiet when Arya got there.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Shaking from a quake could damage wharves, piers, buildings and roadway above the seawall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
A neighborhood near the wharves is still known as the Irish Channel.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
"This will be upgrading the old international port in Honiara and two domestic wharves in the provinces," Qaqara said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 22, 2023
Afternoon sounds came into the room: people passing along the street to and from the shops in Cheapside or Poultry Lane; carters carrying goods to the wharves on the Thames, Belinsgate, or Queen Hythe.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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