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ships pass and repass that zone
Thousands of ships pass and repass that zone which reaches from the southern part of Ireland to the western coast of France, and it was remarkable that the submarine was able to move along up to this time on the surface without being detected.
— from The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet by Kenneth Ward

Science Professor Agassiz remarked that zoologists
—At the meeting of the American Association for the Promotion of Science, Professor Agassiz remarked, that zoologists have, in their investigations, constantly neglected one side of their subject, which, when properly considered, will throw a great amount of new light on their investigations.
— from The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Vol. XLIX April-October 1850 by Various

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