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The Iranian effort to formalize control over the channel raised new concerns about international shipping, with hundreds of commercial vessels bottled up in the Persian Gulf and unable to reach the open sea.
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Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026
The Iranian effort to formalize control over the channel raised new concerns about international shipping, with hundreds of commercial vessels bottled up in the Persian Gulf and unable to reach the open sea.
—Adam Schreck, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
The boat continued forward without him, leaving him stranded in the open sea.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Fars reported earlier this morning that an Iranian supertanker entered Iranian waters by passing through the open sea and the Strait of Hormuz with its transponder on.
—Alexandra Bacallao, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026
The Iranian effort to formalize control over the channel raised new concerns about international shipping, with hundreds of commercial vessels bottled up in the Persian Gulf and unable to reach the open sea.
—Adam Schreck, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
The boat continued forward without him, leaving him stranded in the open sea.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
Fars reported earlier this morning that an Iranian supertanker entered Iranian waters by passing through the open sea and the Strait of Hormuz with its transponder on.
—Alexandra Bacallao, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the open sea
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“The open sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20open%20sea. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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