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island

[ahy-luhnd] / ˈaɪ lənd /


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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

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

Scientists just don’t know how the trees will respond to or recover from the fire, because the island has so rarely dealt with flames, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Tribal Chief Lapu Lapu on the island of Mactan was one of them.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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