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riverbanks

noun

plural of riverbank

as in riversides

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It was shot after dark and follows the cast through the streets, waterfronts, cars and bridges of New York City.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
David Nikel Baltic cruise itineraries are filled with attractive old towns, medieval streets and grand waterfronts.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of waterfronts

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Among the policy shifts reportedly on the table is a windfall tax aimed at banks and oil companies.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Designed around an Art Deco building that formerly housed a Citroën garage, the new 430,000-square-foot complex at Place de l’Yser on the banks of the Charleroi-Brussels Canal is Brussels’ only major modern and contemporary art museum.

— News Desk, Artforum, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of banks

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The birds mostly divide their time between remote northern bogs and muddy South American shores.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Yemen, with Perim at the center, is becoming another potential front line in the confrontation between Washington and Tehran, and a reminder that the consequences of its war no longer stop at its shores.

— Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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