islands
Example Sentences
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The islands have been part of the Philippines since colonial times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
"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
Military analysts, for instance, say it has established electronic warfare units on an archipelago of man-made islands in the South China Sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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
The goal for this voyage was to circumnavigate the continent and map all the islands that were still uncharted.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
