deep water
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The U.S. has repeatedly hit Chabahar, Iran’s only deep water, oceanic port.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The second project also involves the building of an all-season road, about 140 miles, in Nunavut that would provide access to a proposed deep water port and aerodrome on the Arctic Ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Together, the SLB portfolio of products allows oil and gas producers to target technically complex ultra deep water and offshore reserves as efficiently as possible.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
These debris flows transport nutrients and organic material into deep water while also lowering oxygen levels in the surrounding sediments.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2026
The wave hesitated, balanced there, and then hissed back toward the deep water, its tentacles not quite interested enough in me to drag me with it.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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