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Origin of waterfront
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However, these were consistently located 60–80 kilometres from the waterfront, so they are not likely to have been caused by capsizing icebergs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Inside a waterfront factory, workers in hairnets and blue overalls are sorting freshly caught cod and haddock, and machines process the fish into fillets, mostly bound for Europe.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Graham was meeting and greeting voters on a steamy Sunday afternoon at a waterfront venue in suburban Charleston.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
The 1.8-acre estate, which spans two adjacent parcels in the luxurious waterfront community, went into contract just one week after the agent began quietly marketing it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Then I go out to the waterfront to wait for the barge to arrive.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
It sparked a craze where people flocked to places like parks, waterfronts and shopping malls in the hope of catching Pokémon.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Things are precarious all around for West Coast commercial fishermen, who worry about maintaining their working waterfronts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
The work to protect salmon habitat extends beyond those forest streams, through agricultural land, urban landscapes and working waterfronts.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
Now, D.C.’s gaze has turned toward our waterfronts, including the Wharf, National Harbor and Washington Harbour in Georgetown, which are job creators and magnets for locals and tourists alike.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2022
From New Jersey to Alaska, reservoirs, bridges, tunnels, factories, and waterfronts were put under guard.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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