continental
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Wetherspoon has just opened its first pub in continental Europe in Spain’s Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández airport, the gateway to Benidorm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
In a separate study published in The Seismic Record, researchers described the Maeser earthquake as an "archetypal continental mantle event."
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
That’s a 5% discount to Shell and a 30% discount to continental European peers TotalEnergies and Eni.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
In spite of all this activity in the Atlantic, the continental USA had a lucky escape with no hurricanes making landfall in 2025.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
By midmorning they were within Oakwald Forest, the wood that surrounded Endovier and served as a continental divide between the “civilized” countries of the East and the uncharted lands of the West.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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Weather and Climate - Middle School
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