Recent Examples on the WebDotted along the shoreline are dredgers completing work to add artificial sand, groynes, jetties and breakwaters to prevent further coastal erosion.—Time, 3 Aug. 2023 In the areas where groynes are present, there has been less erosion.—New York Times, 24 May 2018
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