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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Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the weapons landed outside the country's exclusive economic zone and that there were no reports of damage to planes or ships.
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Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Japan’s Defense Ministry said the weapons landed in waters outside the country’s exclusive economic zone.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
With overseas territories across the Pacific, Caribbean and Indian oceans, France has the second-largest maritime exclusive economic zone in the world after the United States.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Sabina Shoal, which China refers to as Xianbin Reef and the Philippines as the Escoda Shoal, lies in the Philippine exclusive economic zone 150 km (95 miles) west of Palawan province.
—Reuters, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Japan’s Defense Ministry said the weapons landed in waters outside the country’s exclusive economic zone.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
With overseas territories across the Pacific, Caribbean and Indian oceans, France has the second-largest maritime exclusive economic zone in the world after the United States.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Sabina Shoal, which China refers to as Xianbin Reef and the Philippines as the Escoda Shoal, lies in the Philippine exclusive economic zone 150 km (95 miles) west of Palawan province.
—Reuters, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
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