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ocean

[oh-shuhn] / ˈoʊ ʃən /


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In the scheme of things, it is a drop in the ocean.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Wind lease areas are stretches of ocean designated by the U.S. government for potential offshore wind development.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Still, Owens is currently drowning in an ocean of severe legal and professional crises.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Responders were working to put containment barriers in place to prevent any spilled material from reaching storm drains or river channels that funnel into the ocean.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

But Magpie Island was sixty miles from the ocean.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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