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ocean

[oh-shuhn] / ˈoʊ ʃən /


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Arizona and Nevada are pursuing a deal with the San Diego County Water Authority to access desalinated ocean water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The company’s bread-and-butter river cruises remain as popular as ever, but Viking is also expanding into ocean travels and expeditions to more far-flung locales.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

"This new ant species is the insect equivalent of cleaner fish in the ocean," Moffett said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

The item, which goes under the hammer in Penshurst later this month, was awarded to the engineer of a steamship responsible for saving more than 700 of the stricken ocean liner's passengers in April 1912.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

She pretended that she was her hero, because he wouldn’t mind that his computer and suitcase had washed overboard and were at the bottom of the ocean.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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