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an immeasurable depth or space
with a single bound from the top of the cliff, he propelled the hang glider into the ocean of air over the valley
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Recent Examples of oceans
Roughly 71% of the face of our world is covered in seas, lakes, rivers, and oceans, serving as the elixir for more than three billion years of global life.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
While Earth-like life wouldn’t have developed on the planet without oceans, this hypothetical atmospheric life is still possible.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
About 71% of Earth's surface area is oceans, which contain 97% of Earth’s water.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Where do Earth's oceans come from?
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The researchers revealed that the water in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites is similiar to the water in Earth’s oceans.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Due to the nuclear revolution (and also due to the width of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans) there is no plausible scenario under which China or Russia could disarm and conquer the United States, or vice versa.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
In fact, roughly 90% of the warming in the Earth system is in the oceans.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
For centuries this may have been true, but oceans are no longer a match for modern technology.
—Todd Harrison, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024
Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
While Earth-like life wouldn’t have developed on the planet without oceans, this hypothetical atmospheric life is still possible.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
About 71% of Earth's surface area is oceans, which contain 97% of Earth’s water.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Where do Earth's oceans come from?
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
The researchers revealed that the water in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites is similiar to the water in Earth’s oceans.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Due to the nuclear revolution (and also due to the width of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans) there is no plausible scenario under which China or Russia could disarm and conquer the United States, or vice versa.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
In fact, roughly 90% of the warming in the Earth system is in the oceans.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
For centuries this may have been true, but oceans are no longer a match for modern technology.
—Todd Harrison, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Oceans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oceans. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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