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Amanda trailed off into the sunset in the open ocean.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The city has 28 miles of public shoreline on both the Chesapeake Bay and the open ocean.
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Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
Other whale graveyards occur far from land; for some whales that die in the open ocean, their bones have been shown to collect in deep-sea trenches.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
This story begins not in the open ocean, but in a dockyard.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The city has 28 miles of public shoreline on both the Chesapeake Bay and the open ocean.
—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
Other whale graveyards occur far from land; for some whales that die in the open ocean, their bones have been shown to collect in deep-sea trenches.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
This story begins not in the open ocean, but in a dockyard.
—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Open ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20ocean. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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