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shorelines

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plural of shoreline

as in coastlines

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Five years ago, the state created the Resilient Florida Program to help boost Florida’s efforts to protect inland waterways, coastlines, and shores, which all provide natural defenses against sea level rise.

— Jaclyn de Medicci Bruneau, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
The design reminded me of an upscale country retreat, one with the most beautiful coastlines in the Caribbean.

— Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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Park in the right spot and the approach is transformed into a pleasant stroll around the shores of the lake that gives the aforementioned shopping centre its name.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
The story goes that cheaper flights and package holidays from the nineteen-sixties onward sent most Brits to sunnier shores abroad.

— George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

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Say ciao to the Roman Coast With so many coasts, coves and fishing villages to choose from in Italy, the Roman coast is not often the first place people mention for a beach holiday.

— Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Beach Hazards Statements remain in effect for the Oregon north, central, and southern coasts, as well as the south Washington coast.

— Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

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The agency said in a statement that a coastal strip of as much as 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) in length is impacted around Ras Madrakah, and that the spill is expected to reach the southern beaches of Masirah Island in the coming hours.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, more people have been heading to beaches seeking outdoor recreation since the coronavirus pandemic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

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