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as in oceanic
of or relating to the sea
he loves collecting little marine creatures while at the beach
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as in nautical
of or relating to navigation of the sea
a collection of marine instruments, including a sextant
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Recent Examples of marine
Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
These advisories are in effect through Jan. 4 for snowfall impacts and January 5 for the marine advisory.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Elaine McCusker, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
Citizenship was a necessary precursor for security clearance, a young marine from Mexico told me.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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That’s San Francisco State University’s Estuary and Ocean Science Center, the only university marine laboratory on the San Francisco Bay.
—Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
These advisories are in effect through Jan. 4 for snowfall impacts and January 5 for the marine advisory.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Each active infantry battalion is made up of around 6,600 marines, including support personnel such as logisticians and intelligence workers.
—Elaine McCusker, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
Citizenship was a necessary precursor for security clearance, a young marine from Mexico told me.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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During the late Eocene and early Oligocene epochs, sea levels dropped as glaciers formed in Antarctica, narrowing the oceanic gap between continents.Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Everywhere, the planet showed signs of heat swoon last year, with record high levels of water vapor, methane, and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere; record low expanses of sea ice around Antarctica; and record oceanic temperatures in the North Atlantic, Indian, and western Pacific Oceans.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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Some of the ladies shopped for nautical attire, especially for the occasion.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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The stairs are lined with a cognac-colored carpet, trimmed in nautical rope.Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
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The National Park Service rangers particularly remember the former president for his work to establish parks including adding millions of acres to national park land in Alaska in 1987, Litterst said.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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Throughout the summer, rangers lead talks and presentations on preserving and appreciating the night sky.Nile Cappello, AFAR Media, 27 Dec. 2024
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An exclusive economic zone extends 200 nautical miles from a country's coastline, granting that state sole rights to natural resources under maritime law.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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For newly qualified maritime officers, volunteering aboard a Mercy Ship also provides invaluable career experience in a highly specialized environment.David Nikel, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Its strategic focus on naval innovation ensures its continued importance in U.S. defense operations.Frank Holmes, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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In December, China also fielded its largest regional maritime deployment in decades – including multiple formations of Chinese naval and coast guard vessels – in regional waters and around the Taiwan Strait, according to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry.Eric Cheung, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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One of the militias has a powerful saw that can cut through concrete, enabling them to sneak behind Judicial’s raiders.Noel Murray, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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In Charleston, Loyalists were desperate for skilled horsemen who could work as scouts and raiders, plundering Patriot homes for supplies.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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There are growing fears among NATO members that Russian President Vladimir Putin could target underwater cables and critical infrastructure that are vital to global communication systems.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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In photos obtained by Metro from the scene, the white car could be seen partially underwater in a ditch while leaning to the side.Escher Walcott, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
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During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Marine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marine. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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