ocean

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For centuries, the ocean has threatened to swallow Nantucket, a pork-chop-shaped barrier island 30 miles off Massachusetts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The Orion capsule carrying the astronauts will now travel back to Earth in a so-called free-return trajectory before coming down in the ocean.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

These findings provide a clearer picture of how ocean currents, atmospheric conditions, and shifting continents worked together to reshape Earth's climate, offering valuable context for understanding future changes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

I went into the ocean just to cool off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But Magpie Island was sixty miles from the ocean.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret