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an immeasurable depth or space
with a single bound from the top of the cliff, he propelled the hang glider into the ocean of air over the valley
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Recent Examples of oceans
Sloshing around the entirety of the 1,940-mile diameter moon, that comes out to more than twice the quantity of water in all of Earth’s oceans combined.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Each year, countless tons of plastic waste end up in Earth’s oceans, rivers, and landfills.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
The long-term impact of adding on average more than a thousand containers each year to the world’s oceans — by the most conservative estimates — remains unknown.
—Manuel Valdes, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Warmer air can hold more moisture, and warmer oceans provide that moisture as the fuel for heavy rainfall.
—Kathie Dello, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
In addition, the interactive exhibition raised questions about the future of pearls and the role pearl oysters play as indicators of the health and vitality of oceans and the broader natural ecosystem.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Save the hammerheads This study not only brings to attention a new species of hammerheads, specifically the bonnets, but a family in danger native to every continent except Antarctica that helps maintain healthy oceans.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024
Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Each year, countless tons of plastic waste end up in Earth’s oceans, rivers, and landfills.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
The long-term impact of adding on average more than a thousand containers each year to the world’s oceans — by the most conservative estimates — remains unknown.
—Manuel Valdes, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Warmer air can hold more moisture, and warmer oceans provide that moisture as the fuel for heavy rainfall.
—Kathie Dello, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
In addition, the interactive exhibition raised questions about the future of pearls and the role pearl oysters play as indicators of the health and vitality of oceans and the broader natural ecosystem.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Save the hammerheads This study not only brings to attention a new species of hammerheads, specifically the bonnets, but a family in danger native to every continent except Antarctica that helps maintain healthy oceans.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Oceans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oceans. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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