offshore

Example Sentences

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Seattle is best known for the earthquake danger posed by the massive Cascadia subduction zone offshore.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

"Jason Thomas was an experienced offshore worker who lost his life in the most unimaginable way possible," he said.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The crisis will reinforce these concerns and strengthen the case for restarting more nuclear reactors, accelerating offshore wind and solar and improving grid flexibility and storage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

It is levered to Saudi and offshore cycles.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Blowing from the southwest, the trades push the warm surface waters northeast, pulling frigid water from the deep offshore trench to the surface.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann