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After about 15 minutes, a structure came into view like a black sand beach suspended in the open ocean.
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
This would be especially useful in the open ocean, where there are few places to hide.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
These places may not be cut off from the world by the open ocean, but their barriers are no less impassable.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Hurricane Leslie: Continues to strengthen over the central Atlantic but is expected to dissipate early next week in open ocean, posing no hazard to land.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Oct. 2024
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
This would be especially useful in the open ocean, where there are few places to hide.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
These places may not be cut off from the world by the open ocean, but their barriers are no less impassable.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Hurricane Leslie: Continues to strengthen over the central Atlantic but is expected to dissipate early next week in open ocean, posing no hazard to land.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Open ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20ocean. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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