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Recent Examples of pierWith the help of a tugboat, the Cuauhtemoc training vessel backed away from a Manhattan pier filled with cheering people at 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, officials said.—Susan Haigh, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025 The festival, produced by Goldenvoice, happens Sept. 20 and 21 at the city’s Pier 80, a million square foot maritime shipping pier owned by the Port of San Francisco.—Katie Bain, Billboard, 12 May 2025 The hotel piers, often booked out for photo opportunities, also stood empty.—Alex Ritman, Variety, 20 May 2025 Inshore Fishing Florida boasts an abundance of beautiful flats, beaches, piers, and shorelines to enjoy invigorating, plentiful, inshore fishing year-round.—Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pier
The front door, defined by wide pilasters and sidelights topped by a crosshead with transom windows beckons visitors to step into an impressive and welcoming entry hall.
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James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
What to look for: Large porch and classical corner pilasters.
The quays around this warehouse saw millions of emigrants board ships bound for destinations such as America and Canada.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Instead, the 54 rooms and four suites feature walls decorated with playful gold stencil motifs and views of either the Seine or the quay, and kids and adults alike will love the novelty of sleeping on a boat.
His blue bandanna making the sharp planes of his face stand out even more than usual, Magenta perches on a stool, lifting the velvet rope from its gold-metal stanchion, putting it back again.
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Amy Virshup,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration strengthened safety standards for areas surrounding runways after an American Airlines plane landing in Arkansas in 1999 ran into a stanchion just off the runway that tore through the plane, killing 11 people.
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