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coral

[kawr-uhl, kor-] / ˈkɔr əl, ˈkɒr- /




NOUN
polyp
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Early on, players are encouraged to dive underwater and are met with a fantastic coral landscape.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Chemical sunscreens are considered safe by dermatologists, but studies establishing that some chemical UV filters harm coral reefs—and others pointing to possible associations with hormonal health issues in humans—have put some consumers on edge.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Oceanographers at the state-controlled Chinese Academy of Sciences said the platform was a temporary scientific research facility studying the shoal’s coral reefs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Few countries are more exposed to climate change than Tuvalu, a chain of coral atolls reckoning with acidifying oceans, tropical disease and rising seas.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

Radioactive atoms stuck to the coral dust, drifted in the wind, and dropped from the sky as deadly fallout on the Lucky Dragon.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Because they are close relatives of corals and jellyfish, sea anemones provide scientists with a valuable glimpse into the early evolution of animal immunity.

From Science Daily Jun. 30, 2026

Similar to Portuguese man o' war, by-the-wind sailors are colonies of animals related to sea anemones and corals, and they possess stinging cells.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

The “underwater city” of a barrier reef bustles with activity, with vibrantly patterned fish darting busily between corals and sea sponges.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

The corals spend months growing in an incubator before transplantation.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

But from afar, a galaxy reminds me more of a collection of lovely found objects—seashells, perhaps, or corals, the productions of Nature laboring for aeons in the cosmic ocean.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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