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manta rays

noun

plural of manta ray

as in rays

any of several extremely large rays the manta ray blended in beautifully with the sandy ocean floor

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Recent Examples of manta rays Stretching across more than 139,000 hectares, Hanifaru Bay is home to coral reefs with colorful shoals of fish, turtles, manta rays, and whale sharks. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 Dolphins, dugongs, several species of sharks, and manta rays measuring up to 10 feet across also inhabit the park’s waters. — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026 The film also traces Kennedy’s redemption from a troubled past that included the Hells Angels and time in prison, while highlighting the growing threats facing manta rays and the urgency of protecting them. — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 While beneficial for the sharks, the impact on manta rays is unclear, potentially causing stress or disrupting their natural cleaning. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The island nation has the gorgeous beaches travelers are looking for, but also a warm culture, vibrant marine world and aquatic adventures such as surfing and scuba diving with manta rays. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 24 July 2026 Its 33 beach villas are designed to look like traditional Maldivian fishing huts, and its 44 overwater villas like manta rays. — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026 Dolphins, manta rays, sea turtles and massive schools of fish all make appearances. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026 Residents at the nearby Points of America condo building recall how their ocean views included manta rays, dolphins and unobscured sun rises over the Atlantic. — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026

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rays

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The hot inner region that would normally produce strong X-rays becomes surrounded by this thick disk.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Separately, the sender and receiver share a pair of entangled light fields that constitute all of the light rays traveling in all directions.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026

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