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Where the land loses its nerve and the water takes over.
means The stretches of land meeting a sea, lake, or river — the edge where ground and water negotiate.
from From Middle English shore, likely tied to Old English scoren, meaning cut off — the land literally sheared from the sea.
Legal limboTidal shores are often public land in many countries.
Always movingErosion and tides redraw every shore constantly.
Figurative useDistant shores means foreign lands or new beginnings.