ocean floor

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As the Hughes Glomar Explorer raised the craft on its first mission, part of it broke apart, descending back to the ocean floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

"The vibrant ecosystems we saw offered a completely different perspective on this otherwise dark and cold ocean floor."

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The wreck was discovered on the ocean floor in 1985 by a team led by Dr Robert Ballard.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Shedding talent and salary gave Boston financial flexibility—but it also seemed to portend a season of knocking around the NBA’s ocean floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

But then Edward remembered lying on the ocean floor, the muck in his face, the stars so far away, and he said to himself, What difference does it make really?

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo