contiguous

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To address this gap, the researchers developed a framework to examine temperature changes across the contiguous 48 United States, allowing for a more precise comparison of how warming unfolds in different locations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

California is home to roughly 60,000 black bears, the highest population estimate for anywhere in the contiguous U.S., but attacks are rare.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

SpaceX’s Nicholls said that his company plans to launch its direct-to-cell capable satellites in mid-2027 and can put up a constellation capable of “global and contiguous coverage” within six months.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The Karoo Basin, once contiguous with Antarctica—and later underwater and now semi-arid—was a verdant home for what the show says were six basic groups of therapsids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

The gymnasium was contiguous to the east wing of the school, and a grassless football field with cracked baked mud harrowed by cleats formed the far boundary of the campus to the north.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy