island
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In January, a Dutch court also cited the opinion when it ordered the Netherlands to strengthen its climate plan in a case brought by residents of the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Entirely self-sufficient, the National Trust-owned island relies on a combination of rainwater and boreholes drilled into the granite for supplies.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The incident has revived tensions over the U.S. military presence on the Japanese island, triggering small street protests and drawing a diplomatic rebuke from Tokyo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The bright and airy kitchen features a waterfall island, which offers additional seating.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
It was too big to weave its way through the reef, so Jack and Nim always sailed out to meet it, and the ship’s captain never saw just how beautiful the island was.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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For example, one world's mechanics, based on those from the free 2014 game Mirror Isles by Alan Hazelden, sees players use mirror reflections to swap places across islands.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
There, scientists say, a marine heatwave in 2024 wiped out an estimated 99.9 percent of the coral that built theP remote Tuvalu islands.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Dufour said he particularly valued the collaborative nature of the event, adding: "We're all coming from different islands and we're all facing similar challenges."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
When he was 15, he spent nearly three months living in Rapa Nui, one of the world’s most remote Polynesian islands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Filipino guerrilla units fought for their independence, while Americans fought to colonize the islands.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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