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Discovery Bay

British  

noun

  1. an inlet of the Indian Ocean in SE Australia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 1989, the Kitsap Sun reported on “Troll Haven,” a sprawling property along the coast of Discovery Bay in Washington.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2023

Last week, the entire upscale Discovery Bay neighborhood in Hong Kong was ordered to undergo testing after authorities found traces of the virus in its sewage.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 15, 2022

About 200,000 residents and visitors in Discovery Bay, an area that is home to many expatriates, were ordered to test for COVID-19 after the government said it detected coronavirus in sewage samples.

From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2022

Peter Gayle has been a marine biologist at Discovery Bay since 1985.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2019

Sometimes, when out on a voyage to San Francisco, it would leave the vessel, and return to his house on Port Discovery Bay.

From Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California by Caroline C. Leighton

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