China Sea
Americannoun
noun
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The carrier left San Diego in November for the South China Sea and was then sent to the Middle East ahead of the attacks on Iran in February.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
A major sargassum bloom developed in the tropical Atlantic in 2011, followed by another in the East China Sea in 2012.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Both China and the Philippines said this week they were working towards completing a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea by the end of the year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The speck was at Scarborough Shoal, a much-contested reef in the South China Sea, a maritime thoroughfare for about a quarter of the world’s seaborne trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
The AO lay along the South China Sea, where things had the feel of a resort, with white beaches and palm trees and friendly little villages.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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