island
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One American officer recalled the British advancing up Manhattan island to the sound of “Bugle Horns as is usual after a Fox Chase . . . to crown our Disgrace.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Australian firm Firmus signed an eight-year partnership with Nvidia to build a dedicated 360 megawatt AI facility in Batam, an Indonesia island off the coast of Singapore, it said in a statement Monday.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
The chef’s kitchen boasts an island, state-of-the-art appliances and plenty of cabinetry.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
Home to just over 10,000 people, it has few urban areas and is largely an island of dramatic mountains, rugged coastlines, and crofts.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
General Douglas MacArthur, the officer in charge of the United States Army Forces in the Far East, abandons his home in Manila and relocates to the fortified island of Corregidor.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing island
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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