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Quad can be heard asking, as the couple walk hand-in-hand down a pier.
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
The Rod & Reel Pier, located just off North Shore Drive in Anna Maria—the northernmost town on Anna Maria Island—suffered significant damage to its pier with Hurricane Helene in September.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
The city’s namesake beach, for example, offers west-facing lookouts with a waterfront open until 10 P.M. The piers that bookend the shore, Newport Beach Pier and Balboa Pier, both look straight toward the comet and remain open until midnight.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
One scene in which JJ and Kiera jump off a pier in episode 3 was filmed on Wrightsville Beach on Crystal Pier.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
The Rod & Reel Pier, located just off North Shore Drive in Anna Maria—the northernmost town on Anna Maria Island—suffered significant damage to its pier with Hurricane Helene in September.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
The city’s namesake beach, for example, offers west-facing lookouts with a waterfront open until 10 P.M. The piers that bookend the shore, Newport Beach Pier and Balboa Pier, both look straight toward the comet and remain open until midnight.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
One scene in which JJ and Kiera jump off a pier in episode 3 was filmed on Wrightsville Beach on Crystal Pier.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pier
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Maritime employers in British Columbia will lock out more than 730 dock foremen across Canada’s West Coast ports Monday afternoon, straining activity at major ports on both sides of the country.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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The harbor had a derelict air, its large docks empty and the plaza devoid of people.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Highlights of the home include a fireside grand salon, an art gallery that doubles as a safe room, and a movie theater festooned with black marble fluted pilasters and red velvet seats.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
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On small pilasters sit 200-pound beach balls, cast in bronze and painted to match the room.Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2024
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Sheer curtains cover the windows, which look out on the building next door rather than the wharf itself, and the theme is much more timeless elegance than nautical transportation.Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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The three-story red-brick box with a little blue door was built in the 1860s as workforce housing by the Atlantic Dock Company, which once ran the wharf nearby.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 18 Sep. 2024
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In the rich tapestry of American history, the contributions of Indigenous peoples stand as a fundamental pillar that deserves recognition and celebration.Kevin Cohee, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Supercharge culture is built on three key pillars: feedback, community and learning.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Since Salar al Khafaji and Sebastiaan Visser launched it in 2021, Monumental robots has built multiple projects for top contractors in the Netherlands, including the facades of free-standing villas, social housing units, industrial buildings, and quay walls.Megan Carnegie, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
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At the Bank Hotel, a boutique hotel near the city's famous quay, sustainability was built into the hotel from the very beginning.Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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Notably, the same people embrace the punier roster of celebrities who occupy the MAGA column with open arms, never mind the cognitive dissonance involved in accepting Ted Nugent’s political acumen while dismissing his peers.Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Editor’s Note: China Insight is a monthly column from WWD’s sister publication WWD China analyzing developments in that all-important market.Li Jun, WWD, 3 Nov. 2024
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The most noticeable cameras are embedded in circular screens atop chest-high stanchions, while the arena’s design cleverly hides others along the walls.Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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However, even with a payment method linked, there was an issue at the stanchion, as the scanner repeatedly prompted the addition of a payment method when trying to re-enter the seating area.Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Pier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pier. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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