coastal

as in offshore
of, relating to, or situated in the waters near the shore in the summer, coastal traffic is significantly increased by pods of weekend yachtsmen

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offshore
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  • The wind segment, which provides both onshore and offshore solutions, is more of a turnaround situation.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 May 2025
  • Specifically, early assessments suggest that the cost savings generated by onshoring agentic AI use in high-volume, highly repetitive back-office processes far exceed the cost savings generated by outsourcing the same processes to an offshore provider.
    Jim DeLoach, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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“Coastal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coastal. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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