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ocean

[oh-shuhn] / ˈoʊ ʃən /


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Below the surface of Norway’s glassy ocean fjords, a series of cameras closely monitors thousands of salmon for parasites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

But axing the three linear channels is a drop in the ocean financially.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Diamond said there’s also a long tradition of locals harvesting food from the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The landslide occurred in August, when warm ocean waters and heavier precipitation favor both glacier retreat and slope failure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

His teacher had talked about an earthquake in Alaska, too, where parts of the ocean floor rose fifty feet.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

The mammal can be found all over the world's oceans but is most at home in cooler waters.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Unlike the multiyear drought that has greatly reduced water in the river, oceans are rising.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Like other quant firms, Two Sigma programmed its computers to sift through oceans of stock prices and other data to find patterns that helped predict where markets would move.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Many goals of the so-called "Paris Agreement for Nature" are falling behind, including a centrepiece commitment to protect 30 percent of Earth's land and oceans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

“I’m a marine scientist—a scholar of the oceans, stationed at the University of Alquon in the west of Antiok.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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