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continent

[kon-tn-uhnt] / ˈkɒn tn ənt /


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Asian stocks mostly gained as the continent caught up on Friday’s jobs data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"It would be great to do this for more of the meteor impact sites across the continent so we could get a more accurate timeline for these major events."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

It reports that officials fear complying with such demands could leave the continent "dangerously exposed" if the crisis in the Middle East flares up over the winter.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Ice loss in Antarctica, meanwhile, is threatening penguin populations on the frozen continent.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

These perilous seas kept the continent locked away until 1774, when Captain James Cook reached the farthest south latitude yet attained.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

The effort to bring home Evan and others unfolded on three continents, involving spy agencies, billionaires and political power players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Pinpointing when water first started traveling deep underground matters because this recycling process affects volcanic activity, the growth of continents, and the movement of ingredients that are important for life.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

It wasn’t exactly the island of misfit toys, but general manager Will Kuntz had managed to pull together four talented players from three continents who had nothing to lose and everything to prove.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The UN has just called for the predominant world map to be replaced with one that more accurately reflects the true size of continents like Africa.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

In either case, of the five habitable continents, North America and South America are the ones with the shortest human prehistories.

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




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