continental
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So how do you divvy up the biggest spectacle in sports among three continental powers?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
In 2024 we had continental competitions like the Euros, then came the Club World Cup, and now we have the World Cup.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The U.K. and continental Europe are missing out on wealth-creation opportunities like the initial public offering of Elon Musk’s SpaceX or hefty bonuses Samsung Electronics agreed to pay to employees, Kyle said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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
In fact, he died at Princeton, New Jersey, in 1955 before Charles Hapgood’s rubbishing of continental drift theories was even published.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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