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

The ship traveled from the Azores to the European continental shelf, where she collected water samples at 12 different locations.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Sitting between the Atlantic and continental Europe, the UK is also exposed to fast-moving weather fronts, which can bring sudden shifts in temperature, wind, and precipitation.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

It was a night of jubilation in Morocco, but anger in Senegal after the decision to strip the Senegalese national side of their continental football title and hand it to their North African rivals.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

It put the world on notice that North Korea was moving ever closer to having the ability to strike the continental United States with a nuclear-armed ballistic missile.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden