deep water
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“No one had ever filmed a tiger killing in deep water before,” Thapar recounts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Our report found that by the time of the Deepwater Horizon calamity, federal regulators had been routinely rubber-stamping new ventures into deep water.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
Companies worried about overdependence on American shale oil and gas resources are looking at deep water exploration opportunities.
From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025
"Washed up by deep water currents? Trawled up by fishermen? We'll probably never know," said Ms Reid.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
They were in very deep water, bluish green and almost clear.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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