oceanic

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Their vibrant, jam-packed settings depict anything from an oceanic rave to a rainbow-hued big top performance to a joyride through the cosmos.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Near the Azores, a comparable trench system called the Terceira Rift is forming in another region where the oceanic crust is unusually thick.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Greenland’s geopolitical relevance—for oceanic and space domination, for missile defense, for critical-mineral extraction, for oil and gas—has only grown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

It developed a state-of-the-art oceanic passageway that helped transform global shipping as supertankers and containerships grew bigger and bigger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

When he was done, a long steady oceanic swell of exhaustion began to push him under.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan