high seas
Example Sentences
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In Akwa Ibom state, operatives acting on credible intelligence intercepted a wooden boat on the high seas last Friday, which was heading to Cameroon, and arrested three people on board.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The text specifies that a procedure different to immediate returns at the border applies to those "intercepted on the high seas" because those migrants do not breach physical infrastructure.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Del Castillo blamed the Mexican government for being largely “negligent” when it comes to policing coastal areas and the high seas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
After a brief stay in a corporate dry dock, the pirate ship returned to the high seas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
As long as the Mona Lisa did not stay on the high seas indefinitely, it would be found.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
