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peninsula

[puh-nin-suh-luh, -nins-yuh-luh] / pəˈnɪn sə lə, -ˈnɪns yə lə /
NOUN
projecting mass of land
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Yet the roads remain the last way for supplies to reach the peninsula.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The peninsula is strategically important for Moscow, as it has been used by its forces to launch drones and missiles at the rest of Ukraine.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

South Korea’s coast guard said they had detained a Chinese man in his 60s with the surname Dong in waters off the west coast of the peninsula.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In another sign of its hardening stance, North Korea deleted all references to uniting the divided peninsula from its constitution, an AFP review of the latest version this week showed.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The peninsula jutted out from the main coast in an isolated place where time didn't matter, for nothing changed.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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