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Recent Examples of seawall
The rejection led to the city threatening to fine homeowners who neglect their seawalls.
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Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
Afterward, Mullis flung the car seat and Alijah's body toward the other side of the seawall to get rid of all the evidence.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Indeed, most Caribbean nations are surrounded by a colorful patchwork of coral reefs, communities of living animals that function together as natural seawalls.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
The city says fixing and raising all private seawalls would not move Jefferson Chalmers out of the designation.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
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Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
Afterward, Mullis flung the car seat and Alijah's body toward the other side of the seawall to get rid of all the evidence.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
Indeed, most Caribbean nations are surrounded by a colorful patchwork of coral reefs, communities of living animals that function together as natural seawalls.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
The city says fixing and raising all private seawalls would not move Jefferson Chalmers out of the designation.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seawall
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Vonk’s lawsuit accused the Neptune Society of Northern California of negligence, for the Naiad allegedly motoring at an unsafe speed and failing to keep clear of the breakwater, while no proper lookout was maintained.Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Between the jutting concrete pier and the breakwater, a line of boats bobbed gently in the waves.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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In 1970, a $1 million jetty was specially built on this newly reclaimed ground to receive US military scrap and surplus equipment from the Vietnam War.Zining Mok, Longreads, 22 Oct. 2024
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As the fire slowly heats the sauna, the grasses outside sway and the water laps against our private jetty.Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2023
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The car came to stop on its wheels facing south on a dirt embankment.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The latest death involved a man who drove a car off a steep embankment on Aug. 1 after taking a one-mile circular hike at the park.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Scientists from the land trust, the Nature Conservancy, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other agencies plan to move back existing inadequate dirt levees, build tidal gates, or use other methods.Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
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The largest reason for deaths connected to Katrina was the failure of the levees around New Orleans which caused catastrophic flooding in the area.Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 9 Oct. 2024
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Why should California’s taxpayers help Buffett get rid of dams that probably could not be relicensed anyway?Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The historic bridge becomes visible when the lake level drops to 1,392 feet, and the full bridge deck is exposed at 1,384 feet, according to Andrew Byrne, public affairs specialist for the Army Corps of Engineers, which oversees the lake and dam, who spoke to TRIB Live.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The ground nearby was inflated, indicating the presence of magma below, and now a swarm of earthquakes threatened to funnel the underground dike toward the village.Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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Most hunters walk the dikes bordering these waters and hope that the swans will fly low enough for pass-shooting.Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Seawall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seawall. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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