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Departing from King Street Station, the train glides past industrial waterfronts and railyards, offering snapshots of the Puget Sound.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2026 -
So the commission introduced a referendum to ban board-and-care homes on the waterfronts, on main tourism streets, or within 2,000 yards of another ACLF.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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The official said Treasury has warned banks in China, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Oman that facilitating Iranian trade could expose them to secondary sanctions, signaling a more aggressive approach to enforcement beyond Iran’s borders.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The parking lots and soccer field were left underwater after the nearby Des Plaines River overflowed its banks.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Their shores have received merchants, soldiers and migrants moving between East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Indian subcontinent.—
Adam Pourahmadi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Album, helped steer Epic from the digital sea and into the shores of the real world, with physical product and merchandizing, racking up millions of dollars from an eager fanbase.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Riverbanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverbanks. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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