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Recent Examples of wharf
To fund the wharf’s redevelopment, AltaSea received $29 million from the state, Port of Los Angeles and private donors.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024
Local residents and business owners say visitors ask every day when the wharf will reopen.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
Throughout history, shipworms — stringy mollusks that bore into wood — have wreaked havoc on the world’s navies, causing once-seaworthy ships to capsize and even destroying San Francisco’s wharves a century ago.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 16 June 2024
Plans call for building a 3,000-foot wharf along the length of the shore with eight ship-to-shore cranes that could berth two ultra-large container vessels, said Tom Caso, Tradepoint’s vice president of development, in a presentation to Permitting Council representatives.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024
Local residents and business owners say visitors ask every day when the wharf will reopen.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
Throughout history, shipworms — stringy mollusks that bore into wood — have wreaked havoc on the world’s navies, causing once-seaworthy ships to capsize and even destroying San Francisco’s wharves a century ago.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 16 June 2024
Plans call for building a 3,000-foot wharf along the length of the shore with eight ship-to-shore cranes that could berth two ultra-large container vessels, said Tom Caso, Tradepoint’s vice president of development, in a presentation to Permitting Council representatives.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wharf
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Maritime employers in British Columbia will lock out more than 730 dock foremen across Canada’s West Coast ports Monday afternoon, straining activity at major ports on both sides of the country.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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The harbor had a derelict air, its large docks empty and the plaza devoid of people.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Bring a bike to pedal 4.5 miles on the Washington Ditch Trail to reach the pier for far-reaching lake views.Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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On the tip of the pier, Les Perles de Monte-Carlo is the brainchild of two biologists who wanted to introduce oyster farming in the principality.Lane Nieset, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Eighteen bedrooms are traditional, many with crown canopies and chintz, and some with spectacular harbor views over the tidal quay.Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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Since Salar al Khafaji and Sebastiaan Visser launched it in 2021, Monumental robots has built multiple projects for top contractors in the Netherlands, including the facades of free-standing villas, social housing units, industrial buildings, and quay walls.Megan Carnegie, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Wharf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wharf. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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