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Examples
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Dominic pointed at the sea, where the guardacosta was a mere dark speck.
The Mirror of the Sea Joseph Conrad 1890
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The vastness of the open sea was smothered in driving mists, and in the centre of the thinning squall, phantom-like, under a frightful press of canvas, the unconscious guardacosta dashed on, still chasing to the northward.
The Mirror of the Sea Joseph Conrad 1890
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On hearing this, their captors had despatched two of their party up the river, where a Spanish guardacosta lay at anchor.
The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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