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the briny deep





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Or maybe that’s unfair; maybe the Truman is being stalked by an undersea monster or ocean beast that keeps reaching its hideous tentacles out of the briny deep to grab airplanes.

From Slate May 8, 2025

Sea lions, he added, are like “sentinels of the sea,” providing clues about what is affecting the briny deep, such as toxins that sicken them and shifting fish populations that they chase.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2024

That pole you’re holding could end up in the briny deep next week!

From Slate Mar. 18, 2016

Were Jaws 2 not a sequel to one of the most popular movies of all time, it would probably sink, without fanfare, into the briny deep of drive-in triple bills.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were memoirs by Arctic explorers, fearless mountaineers, and deep-sea divers who braved the briny deep wearing those newfangled diving costumes.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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