continent
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U.S. stock futures were in the red, while European stocks enjoyed a rare morning of outperformance as AI optimism buoyed the continent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
"That momentum must now expand across the continent," Kaseya said, calling the latest Ebola outbreak a "serious test" for the Africa CDC and the African Union.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
“They both adhered to their own meteorological vision,” Haig says, explaining the differences in prediction models from continent to continent.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
That’s one reason why capybaras are recent additions to a zoo that has been open since the 1950s, on a continent where the rodents’ ancestors arrived some 40 million years ago.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
If Shackleton did not reach the edge of the continent before the end of the short Antarctic summer, the ice would shut him out.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing continent
Physical Geography - Introductory
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