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island

[ahy-luhnd] / ˈaɪ lənd /


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The Santa Rosa Island fire burned through a third of the second-largest Channel island.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

After visiting Madrid and Barcelona earlier in the week, the pope arrived in another island of the archipelago, Gran Canaria, on Thursday.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

They also stuff what amounts to big care packages onto planes and ships heading to the island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The negotiations for redevelopment of the uninhabited island of Sazan -- once a secret communist military base and currently held by Albania's defence department -- are still ongoing.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

“I can’t land on that island in the dark,” he said.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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