seawater
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"We found the exhausted after swallowing a lot of seawater," he told the news agency, adding "they were pale, especially the boys".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The shortage of fresh water and a process of salinisation, as seawater pushes inland through the river network, have affected the entire country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
A 50-year-old father and his young sons were left "pale" and "exhausted after swallowing a lot of seawater" before being rescued, local government official Amorn Chomchoey told AFP.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Flooding of seawater is likely, around the time of high tide, over vulnerable low-lying coastal areas such as parking lots, beaches, and walkways,” the weather service office in Oxnard said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
This process of turning seawater into drinking water is important: it means that a shipwreck on the frozen sea does not necessarily mean certain death.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
The rocket parts were found near seawaters where the Philippine Space Agency had earlier warned the public the debris would likely fall.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
Philippine Space Agency official Marc Talampas said authorities have been advised to be on the lookout for the rocket debris, which may have splashed down into seawaters off Palawan province.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2022
The good news is that we can change the games we play much easier than we can change our agricultural infrastructure, or evacuate the billions who live in the path of rising seawaters.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2016
A few cars have been damaged—or, as McKie described it, “ruined” by “surging seawaters that corrode and rot their innards.”
From Time ● Jul. 14, 2014
