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island

[ahy-luhnd] / ˈaɪ lənd /


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Days later, they ran out of fuel only to be spotted and rescued off the tiny Spanish island of El Hierro.

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

Four days of extreme rain and landslides in the Indonesian island of Sumatra have pushed the world's most endangered great apes even closer to extinction, says a study.

From BBC • 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

They’d come back with curious tourists and fill up the island with holidays and noise.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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