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mainland

[meyn-land, -luhnd] / ˈmeɪnˌlænd, -lənd /
NOUN
shore
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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The firm estimates that if Futu exits all existing Mainland clients, its revenue would drop 20% and earnings would drop 30% in 2026.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The team also reported that tons of SS-H2 based wire had been produced with a factory in Mainland China.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

In Mainland China, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 18% for the year, marking its strongest performance since 2019, after reaching its highest closing level in a decade in August.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

The traditional walk was started by Hearts and Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon, who was joined by Shetland's South Mainland Up Helly Aa' Jarl squad to begin the parade.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Mainland Australia’s 300,000 hunter-gatherers were more numerous and less isolated than the Tasmanians but still constituted the smallest and most isolated human population of any of the continents.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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