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island

[ahy-luhnd] / ˈaɪ lənd /


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He realised the number of young migrants on the island was growing, but local authorities only looked after them until they turned 18.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

While Kushner and Abehsera began negotiating with the government to develop the island of Sazan, Abehsera said he began looking at Zvërnec.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The trip to Guantanamo is the second by Hegseth as Pentagon chief, after another early last year, and is the latest in a series of visits to the island by top US officials.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Still, officials say the initial days of fieldwork on this ecologically rich and culturally sensitive island have found signs of hope.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Everything and everyone I knew was on that island, and now we didn’t know what had happened to them.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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