waters

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In a post on X, Centcom said US fighters struck the Iranian military's air defences, a ground control station and two drones that it said "posed a clear threat to ships transiting through regional waters".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Daly monitors a receiver that tracks tagged sharks in the blue waters just off the beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

This muddied the waters for the company’s coming IPO that aims to raise tens of billions of dollars to fund his multiplanetary goals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The rescue comes after experts had originally planned to pump out flood waters that were stopping the men from getting to safety.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Each year around June when the rains came, its waters would gather in might, churning with rich silt, flooding the plains, and bestowing abundant harvests for farmers and catches for fishermen.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo