deep water
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What’s left is in deep water: expensive, technically perilous and less likely to strike oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Previously the French authorities allowed most dinghies to head towards the UK once they had launched, because of the risk of intercepting them in deep water, while loaded with people.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The U.S. has repeatedly hit Chabahar, Iran’s only deep water, oceanic port.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Martindale hopes future laboratory experiments will help scientists better understand exactly how these structures form in deep water environments.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
He’d noticed that they’d already gone to deep water.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
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