exclusive economic zone
noun
: the area of sea and seabed extending from the shore of a country claiming exclusive rights to it
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Palau last year signed a bilateral law enforcement agreement with Washington that will let the US Coast Guard enforce its laws in its exclusive economic zone without a Palau officer present.
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Brad Lendon, CNN, 30 June 2024
Black voters aren't thrilled with Biden but dislike Trump more
On June 14, Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., put forward legislation to name the country’s coastal exclusive economic zone – an area of more than 4,383,000 square miles, bigger than the total U.S. land mass – for the former president.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
In April, the four nations conducted joint maritime patrols within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone against the backdrop of ongoing tensions between Manila and Beijing over territorial claims in the South China Sea.
—Peter Martin and Ben Westcott / Bloomberg, TIME, 3 May 2024
Jokowi has maintained a non-confrontational approach over the sea dispute—though Beijing’s claims cut into Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone—and Xi would prefer Indonesia continue that approach.
—TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
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Brad Lendon, CNN, 30 June 2024
Black voters aren't thrilled with Biden but dislike Trump more
On June 14, Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., put forward legislation to name the country’s coastal exclusive economic zone – an area of more than 4,383,000 square miles, bigger than the total U.S. land mass – for the former president.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
In April, the four nations conducted joint maritime patrols within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone against the backdrop of ongoing tensions between Manila and Beijing over territorial claims in the South China Sea.
—Peter Martin and Ben Westcott / Bloomberg, TIME, 3 May 2024
Jokowi has maintained a non-confrontational approach over the sea dispute—though Beijing’s claims cut into Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone—and Xi would prefer Indonesia continue that approach.
—TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
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