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- proper noun A
gulf to the south of theUSA and to the east and north ofMexico .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico
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Examples
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It is there because the Mississippi River drains 40 percent of the U.S. surface, flushing its load of fertilizer into the discolored, malodorous Porta-Potty we call the Gulf of Mexico.
Neal Barnard, M.D.: Save the Bay, Save Your Life M.D. Neal Barnard 2011
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It is there because the Mississippi River drains 40 percent of the U.S. surface, flushing its load of fertilizer into the discolored, malodorous Porta-Potty we call the Gulf of Mexico.
Neal Barnard, M.D.: Save the Bay, Save Your Life M.D. Neal Barnard 2011
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It is there because the Mississippi River drains 40 percent of the U.S. surface, flushing its load of fertilizer into the discolored, malodorous Porta-Potty we call the Gulf of Mexico.
Neal Barnard, M.D.: Save the Bay, Save Your Life M.D. Neal Barnard 2011
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It is there because the Mississippi River drains 40 percent of the U.S. surface, flushing its load of fertilizer into the discolored, malodorous Porta-Potty we call the Gulf of Mexico.
Neal Barnard, M.D.: Save the Bay, Save Your Life M.D. Neal Barnard 2011
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It is there because the Mississippi River drains 40 percent of the U.S. surface, flushing its load of fertilizer into the discolored, malodorous Porta-Potty we call the Gulf of Mexico.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com M.D. Neal Barnard 2011
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But Kessler says the methane mop-up by microorganisms in the Gulf of Mexico is the fastest scientists have ever seen.
Scientists Find Bacteria Devoured Methane From Gulf Oil Spill 2011
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The White House vowed Friday that no expansion of offshore oil drilling will take place until federal investigations are completed into a rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, which is sending tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil lapping toward Louisiana's shores.
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If the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico were a tragedy, it would be in three acts.
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The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a much bigger disaster, so litigation involving it will presumably take longer.
Charles M. Silver: A New Model for Mass Torts? Charles M. Silver 2010
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The 55 day oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a perfect study in the president's intellectual strategy failing to produce results.
Richard Grenell: How'd We Lose Brazil, Turkey and Lebanon? 2010
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