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But without the confinement of a channel, rogue waves usually won’t follow those physics or form the same way in the open sea.
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Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Other species living in the open sea are more specialized and attach to cetaceans, swordfish, or marlins.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
Stabbing the muck with his bamboo pole, our guide pushed us from the narrow canals toward the open sea.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
The wavelength of a tsunami can stretch hundreds of miles, so a cruise ship riding it in the open sea may only feel a gentle rise and fall, similar to ordinary swells.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Other species living in the open sea are more specialized and attach to cetaceans, swordfish, or marlins.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025
Stabbing the muck with his bamboo pole, our guide pushed us from the narrow canals toward the open sea.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
The wavelength of a tsunami can stretch hundreds of miles, so a cruise ship riding it in the open sea may only feel a gentle rise and fall, similar to ordinary swells.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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“The open sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20open%20sea. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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