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marine

[muh-reen] / məˈrin /


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Among top performers on Japan’s Topix, nonferrous metals sector rose 2.9% and marine transport sector added 1.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Among them were plant employees who said they can’t imagine a world in which California doesn’t need Diablo’s electricity, and environmental groups who said they’re concerned about threats to marine life.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Whales seem less inclined to flee from electric boats, said marine scientist Giulia Ercoletti, now the head of training at Brim.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Mosasaurs were large marine reptiles that inhabited oceans around the world during the Late Cretaceous, approximately 98 to 66 million years ago.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

"On the final day of the year we take down the pine tree in our living room and eat marine life."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

They then travel from a parking lot in a shuttle operated by park authorities and cross a military checkpoint guarded by armed South Korean marines.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 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

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

Soldiers, marines, and their support crews need food, water, ammo, and other supplies; a base of some sort would have to be set up.

From Slate Apr. 1, 2026

On the 2nd of June, 1854, when Anthony Burns walked toward the Long Wharf through streets lined with marines and cavalry, guarded by one thousand policemen, bells were tolled.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry




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