islands
Example Sentences
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Operating from the privacy-friendly British Virgin Islands, the service maintains a strict, audited no-logs policy.
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
The nation of tropical islands in the Indian Ocean is asserting sovereignty over the Chagos Islands and is threatening international legal action to press its claim.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Moonshot’s main operations and management are based in Beijing, while its assets are held by a parent registered in the Cayman Islands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The Chagos Islands - officially known as the British Indian Ocean Territory - are located in the Indian Ocean and the UK has controlled them since the early 19th Century.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Men said he was just... and if his was a harsh, hard-handed sort of justice, well, life on the Iron Islands had accustomed Asha Greyjoy to that.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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