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On his computer monitor was a photograph of a 2-year-old boy, Alan Kurdi, lying dead in shallow seawater on a beach in Turkey—a heartbreaking photo that went viral in the summer of 2015.
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
The third-largest of the British Virgin Islands, Virgin Gorda is known for its pristine beaches, nature sanctuaries, and The Baths National Park—a collection of pools and seawater grottos formed by huge granite boulders.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
Trying to pull lithium from seawater is like trying to find a single grain of sugar in a desert of salt.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
The device, which clamps onto the line just above the hook and pairs zinc and graphite in seawater, creates a small electric field about the size of a beachball around the hook, and rattles approaching sharks.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
The third-largest of the British Virgin Islands, Virgin Gorda is known for its pristine beaches, nature sanctuaries, and The Baths National Park—a collection of pools and seawater grottos formed by huge granite boulders.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
Trying to pull lithium from seawater is like trying to find a single grain of sugar in a desert of salt.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
The device, which clamps onto the line just above the hook and pairs zinc and graphite in seawater, creates a small electric field about the size of a beachball around the hook, and rattles approaching sharks.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Seawater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seawater. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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seawater
noun
sea·wa·ter
ˈsē-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: water in or from the sea
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