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shorings

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plural of shoring

as in shores

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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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The race present a test of Martinez’s popularity as mounts a bid for another term in a campaign that has been overshadowed by an ongoing dispute with the district attorney’s office.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
The reel mounts to the wall with a two-point bracket (included) and smoothly swivels 180 degrees.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2026

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Transportation issues, costs of services and a lack of care options make accessing information on dementia, caregiving and specialized supports for memory care particularly difficult for rural communities.

— Eric Cerino, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
The local nonprofit supports families affected by homicide and violent crime.

— Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026

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Left-back could also do with reinforcements, with a thin pool of options available to cover for Luke Shaw, whose fitness record has been patchy during his 12-year career in Manchester.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
The Red Sox had one of their biggest trade deadlines in franchise history last Monday, bringing aboard loads of big league reinforcements led by three-time All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026

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The property offers free stays for children 13 and under when parent and child stay in the same room.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Pillow positive — Slang for patients who are regularly admitted into hospitals for prolonged stays, but with no apparent physiological problem.

— Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026

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One exhibit brings together the then-future president’s buckskin jacket and pants, his rifle, Tiffany knife, his spurs, and his branding irons.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
But aside from gifting Zane with spurs, Beth’s more or less a spectator through all of the Jackson family drama.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 19 June 2026

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