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shorefront

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Recent Examples of shorefront And both suggested staying at the shorefront Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel, which is among the nicer properties in the area. — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026 The shorefront is lined with some 400 buildings, including high-rise hotels and villas that can accommodate around 20,000 guests, according to North Korean state media. — Se Eun Gong, NPR, 5 July 2025 And in 2018, the Christies bought a multimillion-dollar shorefront home in Bay Head, one of the more exclusive towns on the Jersey Shore. — Alexandra Berzon, New York Times, 16 June 2023

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The city is improving areas along its waterfront that opened up when an interstate highway bridge over the Mississippi River was moved.

— Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Today, what might have become another extraordinary private double waterfront compound is instead public land.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

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And history buffs hungering for more after the Battery Steele shouldn’t bypass the Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, originally built as an oceanfront memorial in 1888, now full of exhibits on local history and the Civil War.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Other standouts include Oxnard’s Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach, a sprawling oceanfront resort that’s part of Hilton’s Curio Collection.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026

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Kent beach house Sheeran and Seaborn spent $879,000 on a two-bedroom beach house in Kent, England, in July 2022.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026
Owners can step out the back door onto a private beach in the backyard and out the front gates to a yacht waiting at a private dock.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of beach

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Closer to home, two beachfront infinity pools, a saltwater pool, tennis and pickleball courts, and fitness facilities offer quieter ways to enjoy the setting.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026
Nicolas Cage's beachfront home was damaged after the driveway collapsed following days of rough surf.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of beachfront

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Along its two miles are 17 significant sites; public squares shaded by flame trees; and a pedestrian bridge that reconnects Muharraq with its original shoreline, which has been mostly lost to development.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026
Traders positioned watchmen along the shoreline, scanning the horizon for incoming vessels.

— Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of shoreline

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Practical Magic 2 reunites Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as Sally and Gillian Owens, sister witches living in a charming seaside cottage in Massachusetts who are now helping rear a new generation into their coven.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
He’s currently settled in Monolithos, a quiet seaside village in the east—but has historically lived all over Santorini, which has offered him great insight into the rhythm of the island.

— Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

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