as in offshore
of, relating to, or situated in the waters near the shore temperatures are moderated by an alongshore current

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  • Just last month, his administration revoked the Clean Air Permit for Atlantic Shores, another offshore wind project off the coast of New Jersey.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The Chinese offshore yuan weakened to a record low of 7.4287 against the U.S. dollar earlier this week after the People’s Bank of China set its midpoint rate at its weakest level since 2023.
    Lee Ying Shan,Asriel Chua, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Alongshore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alongshore. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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