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On that July day, a CETI team of scientists and technicians — including drone operators, programmers and acoustics experts — were on the open ocean in waters near the Commonwealth of Dominica.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
But the darker open ocean absorbs those rays, raising temperatures and driving further ice melt.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
There were many circuits of long-distance trade, mostly organized around large bodies of water, mostly conducted by small ships that could not sail in open ocean.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Since the war started, a small number of ships from Iran, Turkey, India and elsewhere have gotten through the Strait of Hormuz, which leads from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
But the darker open ocean absorbs those rays, raising temperatures and driving further ice melt.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
There were many circuits of long-distance trade, mostly organized around large bodies of water, mostly conducted by small ships that could not sail in open ocean.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Since the war started, a small number of ships from Iran, Turkey, India and elsewhere have gotten through the Strait of Hormuz, which leads from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for open ocean
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“Open ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20ocean. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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