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Recent Examples of anchorage Friendship Bay is a popular anchorage and home to Bequia Beach Hotel, the new Sand Bar a welcome addition to an otherwise bare but beautiful beach. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025 The catamaran worked its way west over the next days, stopping at various islands with anchorage fees of about $15 apiece, plus $3 per visitor. Mark Johanson, AFAR Media, 22 Apr. 2025 This is a major difference from just one month ago, The Business Standard said, when cargo ships could typically berth at the port within a day of arriving at the outer anchorage. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 Brilliant blue waves meet a sensational crescent of white sand at Salt Whistle Bay, one of the most stunning anchorages in the southeastern Caribbean. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anchorage
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Noun
  • Also included are three charging ports that are compatible with most smart devices.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
  • In the seven days prior to June 13, the average waiting time for a vessel at the port was 5.6 days, according to Kuehne+Nagel’s weekly port operational update.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Hansen and Jim Miller ran the harbor’s merchant association together, and for Kalez, Miller and his daughter, Meredith, are family.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 June 2025
  • Safe harbors defining diversification, transparency, and education requirements could help, but sponsors may need fiduciary liability insurance until regulations clarify.
    Brian Menickella, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

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