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Philippine Sea

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noun

  1. part of the NW Pacific Ocean, east and north of the Philippines

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Okinotorishima is an uninhabited coral atoll around which Japan claims an exclusive economic zone of more than 154,000 square miles in the Philippine Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The warning was issued in a December 2025 report by New Zealand's Defence Force and Ministry of Foreign Affairs while they were monitoring a People's Liberation Army navy flotilla in the Philippine Sea.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

A large, slow-moving storm system tracked north-northwest across the Philippine Sea toward southern Japan from late May into early June 2026.

From Science Daily Jun. 3, 2026

It will then sail through the Philippine Sea to Japan, where it will support Japanese authorities in developing the country's F-35 capability, Commodore Blackmore says.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2025

Ordnancemen at work on the deck of the USS Philippine Sea, off Korea, October 1950.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.

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