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Recent Examples of anchorage During the incident, Havel was delivering a notice that alerted offshore residents about his agency’s transition plan that aimed to clear the anchorage of derelict vessels. Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025 As of Thursday morning, six vessels were at the outer anchorage, with 11 loading and unloading boxes at the port jetties. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 The merchant ship was also damaged, but no injuries were reported on either vessel, the Navy said following the collision near a crowded anchorage for ships transiting the canal. Brad Lendon, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025 Just north lies Spiaggia di Capo Bianco, the superyacht anchorage of choice set along a vast curve of unspoiled beach that gives easy access to reefs and caves that are ideal for snorkeling. Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anchorage
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Noun
  • Container traffic at southern CA ports was off -35% the week of May 9th vs. a year ago.
    Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • The student inserted a foreign object into a battery charging port, damaging a Chromebook, according to the Long Beach Unified School District.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Around the corner looms the Baroque-Neoclassical Cádiz Cathedral, a remnant of the city’s 18th-century golden era, when Cádiz was Spain’s main harbor and a gateway to the Americas.
    Christopher Bagley, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
  • The quarantine area extends along the California coastline from Oregon to the Mexican border — including all bays, inlets and harbors in Los Angeles County, according to public health officials.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025

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“Anchorage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchorage. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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