island
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The new blackout occurred as an international aid convoy began to arrive in Cuba this week, bringing sorely-needed medical supplies, food, water and solar panels to the Caribbean island.
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We spent a year traveling around Australia, New Zealand, scores of Pacific islands and most of southeast Asia.
He said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told them last week that the country must prepare for a prolonged conflict in the Middle East that could affect the island’s energy supplies.
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In the interior of the island, these outages can exceed 40 hours.
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And the U.S. isn’t an island—if growth slows around the world, American firms are likely to feel the effects.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
