why is the ocean near the shore

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why is the ocean near the shore?

  1. (colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question in response to a question having an obvious answer.
    • 1989, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Water Resources, Transportation, and Infrastructure, Onondaga Lake Restoration Act of 1989: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources, Transportation, and Infrastructure of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, on S. 27 ... April 27, 1989--Syracuse, NY.‎[1], U.S. Government Publishing Office, page 36:
      The Chairman of the Power Authority Mr. Flynn, made the remark, "Philosophers are frequently asked, 'Why is it that rivers are always near cities?'" Or, as the Tin Man said, "Why is the ocean near the shore?"

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