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ocean

[oh-shuhn] / ˈoʊ ʃən /


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In addition to improving living conditions in these regions, this would provide the added benefit of addressing rising ocean levels, if done at scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

In 1939, the German ocean liner, which was carrying Jewish refugees, was turned away by the United States.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

Their goal was to investigate ancient reef ecosystems that once existed beneath an ocean covering the region millions of years ago.

From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026

The heatwave battering Europe may have an unlikely partner-in-crime: a patch of cold ocean water south of Iceland and Greenland that can influence weather patterns over the continent.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

They were surrounded by the blue-gray ocean on one side and rocky cliffs on the other.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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