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
The electric wheels on Rona's chair were skidding with the deep water and it was dangerous, so she had to sit outside.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
I struck the beginning chord of Savien’s verse and I heard a piercing sound that pulled me out of the music like a fish dragged from deep water.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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