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ocean

[oh-shuhn] / ˈoʊ ʃən /


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El Niño occurs every few years when trade winds of the tropical Pacific weaken and the ocean warms up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Because many ocean species are tiny and easily overlooked, scientists suspect there are many more still waiting to be discovered.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

In that ocean of daily foreign exchange activity, approximately 85% of all transactions involve the dollar on at least one side.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

In the end, though, neither an explosion nor a giant spill of fluid that could foul up waterways and the ocean occurred.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

He’d already explored down toward the ocean, and he’d already explored in the direction east of his cave, toward the river and beyond the river too—well, almost.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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