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Recent Examples of littoral
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The DoD awarded multi-million dollar contracts to General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman late last year to sustain aspects of the Navy’s littoral combat ship (LCS) fleet.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 18 Aug. 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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Adjective
It is specialized in amphibious and littoral warfare operations, as well as having the capability of disrupting the enemy in a contested littoral environment.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The DoD awarded multi-million dollar contracts to General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman late last year to sustain aspects of the Navy’s littoral combat ship (LCS) fleet.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 18 Aug. 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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Chania, on the northwest coast, is a microcosm of its rich history, with evidence of the Romans, the Byzantines, the Venetians, the Ottomans, and the Egyptians—every culture and civilization that touched Crete over time.Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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One tsunami wave measuring about 8 inches reached some coasts and ports at about 10 p.m., authorities said.Anthony Trotter, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Before landing regular work in the entertainment industry, his previous jobs reportedly included telemarketing, offshore wind farming, fast-food management and laying asphalt for the Arkansas Department of Transportation.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Robert Eggers’ movie surpassed $50M internationally this weekend, adding $13.7M to reach an offshore cume of $54M and a global total of $135.8M. Overseas, this is Eggers’ biggest movie ever; as well as his top in 49 markets, including UK & Ireland, Mexico, Italy, Germany, and Australia.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
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And a stabilized shoreline gives structure for plant life like mangroves and marsh grass to grow.Kathryn Varn, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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But Carlson’s neck of the literal woods in Minnesota is also a shoreline.Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Some lines on the globe or on the map might appear arbitrary until when realizes that there are existing points or places or coastlines that anchor them.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Cozy homes and multimillion-dollar beach palaces that once hugged the coastline — all gone.Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The claims of an invasion of the Eastern seaboard by swarms of drones has every marker of a groundless social media frenzy.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Projections currently show that the storm will drift over the Atlantic Ocean, avoiding the eastern seaboard.James Powel, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
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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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Out of the 85 miles, half of it is a protected seashore.Michelle Baran, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
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But anyone who chooses to live in the fire plain — as with a flood plain or seashore — must accept a certain small risk of, well, nature being natural.Josh Schlossberg, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2024
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The former seaside pleasure palace of the playboy King George IV features Indian and Chinese influences blended with traditional Regency design.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Before the start of a ceremony in front of Puerto Rico’s seaside Capitol to celebrate her swearing-in, Ms. González attended Mass surrounded by family and supporters.Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Littoral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littoral. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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