continental
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"Out of the five continental semis in the club's history, I was involved in two. That makes me incredibly proud," the 53-year-old says.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
DR Congo is joining other continental states, including Eswatini, Ghana and South Sudan, in receiving deportees from the US.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
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
“Integrating Europe’s capital markets to better channel high household savings towards productive investments in the EU will be essential,” ex- European Central Bank President Mario Draghi concluded in his landmark 2024 report on continental competitiveness.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
In his popular and influential textbook Principles of Physical Geology, first published in 1944, Holmes laid out a continental drift theory that was in its fundamentals the theory that prevails today.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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