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ocean

[oh-shuhn] / ˈoʊ ʃən /


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The new research suggests that barrier zones like those found at Gofar may be common across the ocean floor.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

But it's a drop in the ocean compared with the potential £40bn to rebuild the Houses of Parliament.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

There was a “record-smashing hurricane season in the central North Pacific,” with 16 tropical cyclones through the unusually warm ocean — more than triple the average, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Eger died April 27 at her home overlooking the ocean in La Jolla, Calif. She was 98.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It was the ocean, rolling right under him!

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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