island
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The Cape Verde authorities have said the passengers will not be allowed to disembark in the island country.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
The Oceanwide Expeditions cruise ship, which is now stationary near Cape Verde, an island nation off the coast of Senegal, departed Ushuaia, Argentina, in March, according to the Wall Street Journal.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
Between explosions of action, it’s willfully slow, which I suppose life on a desert island might be.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
The island has also been granted £2m a year for the next decade from the government's Pride in Place programme, aimed at revitalising disadvantaged areas.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
We live on an island, in the middle of who knows where, behind a three-foot-thick wall with security officers swarming the place like ants.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing island
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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