How to Use subpolar in a Sentence
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And the Atlantic subpolar gyre is just a tiny subsample of the hemispheric circulation.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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With unpredictable subpolar gales and zero heavy manufacturing on the island, a conventional build would have dragged out across four or five years.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
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Meanwhile, the park’s subpolar forests serve as prime territory for spotting the huemul—an endangered deer species found across both Chile and Argentina—as well as other species like the kodkod and puma.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Named for the sleek, resilient seabird that nests along these subpolar cliffs (and situated right along the 55th parallel south), the property’s goal is to upend the prelude to polar travel completely.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
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The Ditlevsens chose a popular fingerprint involving surface temperatures in a patch of sea southwest of Greenland called the Atlantic subpolar gyre.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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While Quark primarily operates in the polar regions, the company expands to subpolar destinations during the shoulder seasons, before the fleet repositions to the other side of the globe.
—Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
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