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island

[ahy-luhnd] / ˈaɪ lənd /


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The Arctic island is cashing in by drawing investments from the European Union.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Douglas Head already has eight registered buildings, more than almost anywhere else on the island outside of central Douglas.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

It came after local media reported that several blasts were heard on the Gulf island, where the majority of the country's oil is exported from.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

It wasn’t exactly the island of misfit toys, but general manager Will Kuntz had managed to pull together four talented players from three continents who had nothing to lose and everything to prove.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

I was on an island of drifting ice.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

How is a £2 cap on bus fares working in the Highlands and islands?

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico and Caribbean islands all colored as an American flag.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Anak Krakatoa, which means Child of Krakatoa, sits in a strait that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

The weather service has issued coastal flood and high surf advisories encompassing Santa Catalina and Santa Barbara islands, Malibu, Los Angeles and Ventura County.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

I looked at the islands of vegetation fenced in within the clusters of willow trees creating the illusion of a heavily forested swampland.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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