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Recent Examples of blue-water
Adjective
For now, the Type 004 is a clear sign of China’s push to become a real blue-water naval power.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026 The days when a seafaring nation could rely on a blue-water fleet of major combat ships numbering less than one or two hundred hulls is over.—
David Szondy
april 20,
New Atlas,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
Although it is all encompassed in our little blue marble of a planet, animals can still easily disappear into blue water within seconds.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2026 The beach is known for its clean, blue water, powdery white sand, and abundant amenities, especially for families.—
Savannah Born,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for blue-water
The paper eliminates a popular theory as to why insects can’t live in oceans—namely that their respiratory systems would implode under deep-sea pressure.
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Mary Randolph,
Scientific American,
23 July 2026
Scientists have found an active coral community that may belong to a deep-sea coral reef system presumed to be dead decades ago, according to new research.