islet
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Along with another islet, Siri, "these islands have been fortified, turned into mini-fortresses with anti-ship missiles", Pierre Razoux from the France-based Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Along with another islet, Siri, "these islands have been fortified, turned into mini-fortresses with anti-ship missiles", Pierre Razoux from the France-based Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies told AFP recently.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
For patients with severe cases that are difficult to control with exogenous insulin, doctors can perform islet cell transplants, which include beta cells.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
Stanford Medicine scientists report that giving mice both blood-forming stem cells and pancreatic islet cells from an immunologically mismatched donor either completely prevented or fully reversed Type 1 diabetes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2025
Razi noticed that the waves hitting the rocks at the edge of the islet were getting stronger and more frequent.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
Iran claims three disputed islets -- Lesser Tunb, Greater Tunb and Abu Musa -- in the middle of the Gulf, which are also claimed by the United Arab Emirates.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Indonesia maintains it has no maritime disputes with China in the South China Sea, unlike other Asian nations, and does not contest ownership of reefs or islets there.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province is dotted with hundreds of tiny islets, attracting 4 million tourists in 2019, and is a Unesco World Heritage site.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
In this hybrid war of nerves fought around islands, islets, reefs and fishing grounds, the “Christmas Convoy” embraces some of the “grey zone” military tactics that China pioneered.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
They left Murano—the glassmakers’ island—behind them and cruised on, deeper into the maze of islands and grassy islets.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
