continental

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It is now believed to possess some 50 warheads, and it tests ICBMs that will one day be able to reach the continental U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Future models will examine how gravity, sea level, and changes in continental elevation interact.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

But the Americans involved are spread across an area more than half the size of the continental U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The Iranian team are preparing to face host nation Australia on the Gold Coast Thursday after losing their opening game of the continental competition 3-0 to South Korea.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

In 1950, a vote at the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science showed that about half of those present now embraced the idea of continental drift.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson