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Oceanside

American  
[oh-shuhn-sahyd] / ˈoʊ ʃənˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. a city in SW California.

  2. a town on SW Long Island, in SE New York.


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My research said the nearby Quileute Oceanside Resort had two chargers like the Lake Crescent Lodge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

What’s clear, according to scientists, is that it was a massive mammal that inhabited what is now Oceanside around 40 million years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

On the morning of July 6, a Tuesday, Brophy dropped her daughter off at summer camp in Oceanside, according to the Missing in America Network, a nonprofit that supports families of missing persons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Brophy, a mother of two and an Oceanside emergency room nurse, has been missing since July 6, and her vehicle was discovered in a parking lot within the recreation area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Oceanside was but a sprinkle of lights and a blur of houses when they slipped through at slackened speed, lest their passing be noted curiously and remembered too well.

From The Thunder Bird by B. M. Bower

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