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island

[ahy-luhnd] / ˈaɪ lənd /


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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

The island is a powerhouse in the semiconductor sector, producing more than 90 percent of the world's most advanced chips used to train and power AI systems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

A BAS team sailed for 15 days to reach the island and study its avian inhabitants, using drones, aerial photography and fitting tracking devices to 20 birds.

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

It was the most beautiful island in the whole world.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

"If climate finance assistance can be made available for the maritime islands, it will be easy for us to get help," Lisati said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Viewers are taken into some of the world's least understood marine environments, ranging from coral reefs and tropical islands to the darkest depths of the ocean.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

People crave islands of stability, including by keeping their beauty rituals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Jim Fairlie, the Scottish government's minister for agriculture, marine and the islands, said bluetongue is "not going away any time soon" and called the restricted zone covering the whole of Scotland a "practical, sensible step."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

From their direction, Razi guessed they were trying to land in one of the clusters of islands to the southwest.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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