continental
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That’s a 5% discount to Shell and a 30% discount to continental European peers TotalEnergies and Eni.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
She explained that geological activity such as mountain building and continental rifting has disturbed many older rocks, making them more difficult to analyze.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
In spite of all this activity in the Atlantic, the continental USA had a lucky escape with no hurricanes making landfall in 2025.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
March has been the hottest month on record for the continental United States in 132 years, according to federal weather data.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
In 1953 he confessed: "I have never succeeded in freeing myself from a nagging prejudice against continental drift; in my geological bones, so to speak, I feel the hypothesis is a fantastic one."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Weather and Climate - Middle School
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