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Recent Examples of littoral
John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
The frigates were replaced by littoral combat ships, which have struggled to find a lasting role because of design, repair and operational issues.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024
John M. Mugane, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2022
Now, in a distracted world, China proudly touts the efficiency of its surveillance state while continuing to build up its military and pursue its ambitious efforts to gain a strategic advantage along the Asian littoral.
—Lewis Libby, National Review, 6 May 2021
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One of those vessels will be the USS Marinette, the 13th Freedom Class littoral combat ship.
—John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
The frigates were replaced by littoral combat ships, which have struggled to find a lasting role because of design, repair and operational issues.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024
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Anyone who went to the east African littoral could choose to become Swahili, and many did.
—John M. Mugane, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2022
Now, in a distracted world, China proudly touts the efficiency of its surveillance state while continuing to build up its military and pursue its ambitious efforts to gain a strategic advantage along the Asian littoral.
—Lewis Libby, National Review, 6 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for littoral
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The coast live oaks, one of the most effective lines of natural fire defense in the mountains, started struggling too.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Last year, an ancient, still-active volcano was found off the Canadian coast, covered in millions of giant eggs laid by Pacific white skates (a hauntingly beautiful cartilaginous fish that looks like a stingray).Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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That’s according to data made public as part of the 2016 Panama Papers, a leak of more than 11.5 million documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, which assisted clients with setting up offshore companies and other entities.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement What the forecast is more clear on, however, is a return of the hot, dry offshore winds that can quickly escalate a spark into an erratic fire, Sirard said — as soon as early next week.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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South Korea, which hosted races between 2010 and 2013, is also making a strong push to bring F1 back to its shores.Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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However, neither have been confirmed for the fast-food giant's eateries on U.S. shores.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2024
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Future phases aim to extend the protective measures further along the coast to shoreline covering private land.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Logic would tell you a state like Connecticut with an extensive shoreline should provide more moisture.Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s latest projections, sea levels along the U.S. coastlines are projected to rise, on average, around 10 to 12 inches by 2050.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Travelers who have yet to venture beyond sun-and-sand destinations like the Mexican Caribbean or the Dominican Republic will embrace the beautiful, beachy coastline and luxe resorts of St. Kitts that ring true to every Caribbean stereotype.Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2024
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The business community understood the economic devastation the Eastern seaboard’s tourism and fishing industries faced.Frank Knapp, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2024
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All these influences are underpinned by a historic split along the Mediterranean seaboard that runs between Tripoli and the eastern province of Cyrenaica, the historic base of the Sanussi monarchy.Frederic Wehrey, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2011
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Those observations proved less conclusive than had been hoped, but during the rest of the voyage, Cook was able to map the coastland of New Zealand before sailing west to the southeastern coast of Australia—the first record of Europeans on the continent's Eastern coastline.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2022
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Today, Tropea onions -- which bear protected geographical produce, or IGP, status -- grow on a 60-mile stretch of Calabrian coastland running from the town of Amantea down to the Capo Vaticano peninsula, below Tropea.Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 8 Oct. 2022
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Lobos State Natural Reserve, a heavenly stretch of seashore between Carmel-by-the-Sea and Big Sur.Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Team Rhaenyra Rhaenyra is on a seashore with Syrax opposite Seasmoke and that dragon’s new rider, Addam of Hull.Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
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“Littoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littoral. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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