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Helmed by fifth-generation fishmonger Vinny Milburn, the store stocks oysters from North Haven, rare deepwater shrimp from Montauk, and steelhead trout from the Hudson Valley — all subject to seasonality and availability.
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Maria Yagoda, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
Seafood is of course abundant on the island, where every day, fisherman easily haul in full catches of deepwater tuna, mahi mahi and lobster.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In July, the California Energy Commission approved a plan for wind development that centers on deepwater wind farms off Morro Bay and Humboldt Bay, supported by new port facilities in Long Beach and Los Angeles.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Seizing Taiwan would allow China to dock submarines in the deepwater ports off Taiwan’s eastern coast, which would extend their range and enable them to avoid some U.S. underwater sensors in the Miyako and Luzon Straits.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Maria Yagoda, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
Seafood is of course abundant on the island, where every day, fisherman easily haul in full catches of deepwater tuna, mahi mahi and lobster.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In July, the California Energy Commission approved a plan for wind development that centers on deepwater wind farms off Morro Bay and Humboldt Bay, supported by new port facilities in Long Beach and Los Angeles.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Seizing Taiwan would allow China to dock submarines in the deepwater ports off Taiwan’s eastern coast, which would extend their range and enable them to avoid some U.S. underwater sensors in the Miyako and Luzon Straits.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deepwater
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Tankers are seen at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the Sharjah Emirate, along the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which one-fifth of global oil output passes on June 23, 2025.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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These findings have huge implications for important underwater ecosystems such as tropical and even deep-sea coral reefs that provide essential habitats and nursery grounds for the young of many marine species.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Shapiro plans to major in marine biology at the University of California, San Diego.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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These same principles apply across the broader marine agenda.—
Marc Benioff,
Time,
24 June 2025
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“Deepwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deepwater. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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