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an area of sea water that is separated from the ocean by a reef or sandbar
Beyond the beach there was a picturesque blue lagoon.
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Today, the city remains the capital of Italy’s northern Veneto region, and ingredients arrive at the Rialto Market from its seven geographically varied provinces, including the snowy peaks of the Dolomites and the fertile soils fed by coastal marshes and shallow lagoons.
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Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 3 Oct. 2024
The Beach Terrace above is conceived as a lush oasis with a lagoon, a sandy beachfront and palm groves.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
The path that led Romeo Okwara to his new home outside of Detroit is as long and sinuous as the many rivers, lagoons, and estuaries that feed into his native Lagos.
—Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024
Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon on the South Coast and Kirkjufell mountain on the Snæfellsnes peninsula are among the top spots for avid photographers wanting to capture the northern lights.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 3 Oct. 2024
The Beach Terrace above is conceived as a lush oasis with a lagoon, a sandy beachfront and palm groves.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
The path that led Romeo Okwara to his new home outside of Detroit is as long and sinuous as the many rivers, lagoons, and estuaries that feed into his native Lagos.
—Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024
Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon on the South Coast and Kirkjufell mountain on the Snæfellsnes peninsula are among the top spots for avid photographers wanting to capture the northern lights.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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The Stockholm Archipelago Trail launches at the end of October, passing through pine forests, sandy coves, and tranquil bays.Madeline Weinfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2024
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Events take place on bays, reservoirs, rivers, lakes and harbors in Colorado, California, Michigan, Florida and beyond.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
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The Stockholm Archipelago Trail launches at the end of October, passing through pine forests, sandy coves, and tranquil bays.Madeline Weinfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, San Jose has become a haven for giant conchas, and Larkspur the cove for sightings of an enormous croissant the proportions of a baby shark.Shawna Chen, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
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Another Piece Of The Puzzle Lies In Underwater Topography In coastal waters around British Columbia and Alaska, fjords and deep inlets come right up to the shore.Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Diamond Jig The classic four-side diamond jig has been around for nearly a century and from Atlantic halibut in the fjords of Norway to cod in Nova Scotia to yellowtail kingfish in California, there are very few saltwater species that won’t smack one.Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
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With the first fragment, Evaristo’s poem somehow takes us to estuaries as metaphor for spaces of encounter, spaces of survival, spaces wherein humanity could learn a lot.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Situated on the banks of the Tagus River estuary, the water’s edge is always nearby.Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Dive team members for the Houston police department then searched beneath the surface of the muddy creek.Ayana Bryant, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Ike Walker, whose business and pleasure in life is the manufacture of fishing lures, was somewhere south of us on the creek fishing with Grady Blanton and Milton Pace.Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 27 June 2024
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The film features local fisherman, Mylo, who claims to have been attacked by the creature, and who runs a Loch Ness Monster tourist show on the banks of the loch.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
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Guests then hop over to Edinburgh, Scotland, for seven nights on board the Belmond Royal Scotsman, weaving their way by scenic lochs and rocky peaks on a roundtrip journey through the Highlands.Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2023
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Some rely on the safe harbor exception to cover their prior year’s taxes.Robert Green, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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As the storm intensified, Malinowski recounted how the wind picked up, causing his boat to crash against a wall in the harbor.Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Lagoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lagoon. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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