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nesses

noun

plural of ness

as in peninsulas

an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast from atop the ness, there was a beautiful view of the coastline as it stretched for miles into the distance

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as in capes

an area of land that juts out into a body of water the little skiff rounded the tip of the ness

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Noun

The island is already home to Discovery Land Company’s Barbuda Ocean Club, which encompasses 900 acres across the western and southern peninsulas of Coco Point and Palmetto Point.

— Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
Key sections include the northern Kullaleden and Bjäre peninsulas and the coastal Österlen Way in the east — a quieter alternative to the more popular Stockholm Archipelago routes.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026

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Families, friends and members of the community cheered for about 50 children during the parade, some decked out in Viking helmets and capes, while others sported the blue and yellow colors of the Swedish flag with floral crowns in their hair.

— Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Revellers in Knicks capes pleaded their cases fruitlessly.

— Dan Greene, New Yorker, 20 June 2026

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Hugo Gonzalez recorded a double-double with 24 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Celtics (3-1).

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
The new dishes on Oceania Allura, the new restaurant coming to Oceania Sonata, and the garden newly reopened in Monaco—each points at the same plain fact.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

Definition of points

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If time allows for a mini roadtrip, cross the Golden Gate Bridge and head out to Point Reyes National Seashore, a treasure trove of rocky headlands, beaches, and waterfall hikes.

— Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
Trade those greatest hits for a few hours’ drive above Dublin and the reward is a wilder, more elemental Ireland — Atlantic headlands carved by weather rather than postcards, beaches that appear out of nowhere, and cliffs that don’t require elbowing for a view.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026

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Seventy-Five years ago this month, Kansas City experienced its worst natural disaster when the swollen Kansas (Kaw) River topped the levees protecting industrial districts and communities on both sides of the state line.

— Kansas City Public Library staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
In his view, its role is merely to maintain the levees for flood protection.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026

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