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It is a combination of both. Oceans gain water from water that runs off from land and from precipitation that falls on them. But they also lose water due to evaporation.

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Oceans can both gain and lose water. They gain water from sources like rainfall, rivers, and melting ice caps. They lose water through processes like evaporation and when water is locked into glacial ice. Overall, the balance between these inputs and outputs determines whether the oceans are gaining or losing water.

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