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Recent Examples of corniche
On Beirut’s seaside corniche, Mohammad Mohammad from the village of Marwahin in southern Lebanon was strolling with his three children.
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Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
That’s when Etihad Airways will link Atlanta to Abu Dhabi with its dazzling corniche, outpost of the famed Louvre museum and, soon, the capital of the United Arab Emirates’ own Sphere.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
Forty-eight-year-old Mustafa Mazloum lay on a piece of cardboard under the shade of a tree in the grassy median along the city’s famed seaside corniche.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Families rest on Beirut's corniche after fleeing the Israeli airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburb Monday.
—Zoya Awky, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Walking shirtless on the corniche with his elderly father, Othman said a lifetime under multiple wars had strengthened him and his countrymen.
—Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
To be sure, there are no Havels in Egypt, and Washington is not Soviet-era Moscow -- but the analogy rings true enough for those people in Cairo's Tahrir Square or the Alexandria corniche who saw U.S.-made F-16s fly overhead or were choked by tear gas produced in the United States.
—Steven A. Cook, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2011
The company’s other ranking property is Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, a stately tower on Cairo’s riverside corniche that comes in at No. 5.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
In his aerie on the corniche, Mubarak denied culture-washing.
—John Arlidge, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023
Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
That’s when Etihad Airways will link Atlanta to Abu Dhabi with its dazzling corniche, outpost of the famed Louvre museum and, soon, the capital of the United Arab Emirates’ own Sphere.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
Forty-eight-year-old Mustafa Mazloum lay on a piece of cardboard under the shade of a tree in the grassy median along the city’s famed seaside corniche.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Families rest on Beirut's corniche after fleeing the Israeli airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburb Monday.
—Zoya Awky, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Walking shirtless on the corniche with his elderly father, Othman said a lifetime under multiple wars had strengthened him and his countrymen.
—Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
To be sure, there are no Havels in Egypt, and Washington is not Soviet-era Moscow -- but the analogy rings true enough for those people in Cairo's Tahrir Square or the Alexandria corniche who saw U.S.-made F-16s fly overhead or were choked by tear gas produced in the United States.
—Steven A. Cook, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2011
The company’s other ranking property is Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, a stately tower on Cairo’s riverside corniche that comes in at No. 5.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
In his aerie on the corniche, Mubarak denied culture-washing.
—John Arlidge, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corniche
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Officers closed down five nearby streets, searched the vehicle, arrested the driver, and cleared the roadways again.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Jan. 2025
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Davidson was caught on video surveillance from street corner cameras throwing an e-bike onto the road and chasing one minor until the minor fell to the ground, court records said.Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Riot police used water cannons and tear gas almost daily to disperse and beat scores of protesters, some of whom threw fireworks at police officers and built barricades on the capital’s central boulevard.Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Protesters responded by launching fireworks at officers and erecting barricades along the city's central boulevard.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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The administration has noted that heavy trucks do significant damage to the state’s highways and this fee enables Connecticut to force businesses based out-of-state to contribute toward infrastructure repair costs.Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2025
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Speeds along most of the highways headed into and out of downtown were above 45 mph.Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Jayhawks, in fact, on Sunday recorded the largest margin of victory by a road team in Big 12 Conference history.Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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At least by opening odds, the closest game is the final clash of the week, with the No. 5 Minnesota Vikings 2-point road favorites at the No. 4 Rams.Hannah Vanbiber, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Other possibly affected thoroughfares include Interstate 81, north of Syracuse, New York.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2024
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Those projects include road expansions on main thoroughfares such as Cross Prairie Parkway, Old Canoe Creek Road, Hickory Tree Road and others.Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
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Whether tearing up muddy roads, crawling up high-clearance 4×4 routes, trying to park my car in deep snow banks, or cruising freeways at 75 mph, the KO3 has always felt like a good choice.Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 2 Jan. 2025
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How To Watch the Rose Parade 2025 via Live Stream The 2025 Rose Parade will be streamed live on YouTube for free by Pasadena Star-News, with the stream based just before participants make their way below the 210 freeway bridge.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Lightly place the index and middle finger on the artery.Patty Weasler, RN, BSN, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
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Not only is Russia's Ukrainian natural gas artery down, but the Nord Stream gas pipelines also remain damaged by as-yet unexplained explosions in September 2022.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
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From the second half of the 20th century, pioneering thinkers such as American author and activist Jane Jacobs and Danish architect Jan Gehl began highlighting the inhuman way our cities were being shaped, with boring constructions, barren spaces and brutal expressways.Thomas Heatherwick, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025
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The expressway runs from the regional capital Urumqi in northern Xinjiang to Yuli County in southern Xinjiang.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Corniche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corniche. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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