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marine

[muh-reen] / məˈrin /


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Even the headliners check out the marine life, Carter says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

None of these marine mammals were historically found here as they have been locked out of the coastal waters by ice.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Just this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Whale Awareness Act, which requires integrating marine mammal protection efforts and education into state boater safety courses and vessel registration.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

In a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, researchers found that a wide range of animals, including marine worms, starfish, earthworms, and other terrestrial species, possess enzymes that can degrade microbial PHAs.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

That night, Walter Cronkite reported that in Khesanh, some of the tunnels the Vietcong were digging now reached to within fifty yards of the marine fences.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

It involved former and serving marines from Plymouth's 30 Commando, Arbroath's 45 Commando and attached Army soldiers.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Another photo showed a grinning Kim sitting with Ju Ae at a table in the ship's mess hall, surrounded by uniformed marines eating instant rice meals.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

Miller signed on as Cochrane’s captain of marines, and together they sailed to blockade the Spanish fleet at the Peruvian harbor of Callao.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Parrish later joined the marines and previously spoke of using running as a way of decompressing from the demands of the job.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

The speeches started, and Ellsberg listened to the protestors’ arguments against bombing Vietnam and sending in the marines.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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