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Origin of waterfront
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They picked up the waterfront property as one of their “getaway destinations” and had it redone in the “classic tradition of the Adirondacks.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The owners of the Buffalo-based sports teams sold a three-bedroom, waterfront townhome in Buffalo, N.Y., selling it for $1.15 million in 2021.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Posting on his Instagram story the night before, he said: "Ipswich! 9am tomorrow at the waterfront, see you there x."
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
In the high-end waterfront district of Beirut’s Zaitunay Bay, the wealthy eat at fancy restaurants near the Four Seasons Hotel and host yacht parties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
We parked by the waterfront shops and hiked to Liberty State Park.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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
Buyers want to “obtain that coastal lifestyle” for less money than it would cost in other California waterfronts, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
“In the next decade, New York’s waterfronts are going to look very different.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
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
As the nation baked under the unrelenting sun, and violence spread along the docks and waterfronts of the West, the national political dialogue also grew heated that summer.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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