intercontinental

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Strolling alongside her father in front of a towering intercontinental ballistic missile, she wore black trousers and a white padded jacket with her long hair tied back.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The Democratic Republic of Congo qualified for their first World Cup in 52 years by beating Jamaica in their intercontinental play-off final, with an extra-time goal from Axel Tuanzebe sealing the win.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

At the end of the summer flight schedule, Deutsche Lufthansa will reduce long-haul capacity by a total of six intercontinental aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

That includes lower-surface cruise missiles and intercontinental ballistic missiles that fire up and over the roughly 35,000 feet that commercial flights typically operate at.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

How is it that we now have intercontinental missiles with nuclear warheads, whereas 30,000 years ago we had only sticks with flint spearheads?

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari