deepwater

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Recent Examples of deepwater 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 Offshore workers examine hydrocarbon samples aboard the Chevron Corp. Jack/St. Malo deepwater oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, U.S., on Friday, May 18, 2018. Jesse Pound, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025 Hydrocarbons – Worst Performers KOS (Kosmos Energy): Kosmos Energy is focused on deepwater exploration and production in offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as well as Mauritania and Senegal. Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 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. Maria Yagoda, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for deepwater
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Adjective
  • Rare deep-sea anglerfish spotted in shallow waters Condrik Tenerife, a specialist in shark and ray research and conservation, was left stunned after spotting a deep-sea anglerfish in shallow waters off the coast of the Canary Islands.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Trump’s green light to deep-sea mining of those elements is a sign the U.S. is playing catch-up with China.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This program has been a pillar of support for marine research, sustainability, and economic growth for more than 50 years.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
  • How mid-Cretaceous events affected marine top predators Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, specializing in U.S. life science policy and global scientific career issues.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025

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“Deepwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deepwater. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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