continent
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Private charter jet companies hawk World Cup packages online to fly fans all over the continent, but most won’t be able to pursue this kind of travel.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Access can be even more difficult because about one third of the continent consists of privately owned land.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
On the other hand, since the contest expanded to the eastern part of the continent in the 2000s, Eurovision has served as a catalyst for European integration, said University of Glasgow expert Paul Jordan.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Their exit would represent a significant break in the decadeslong military connection that has given Europe a reassuring U.S. presence on the continent and America the ability to project power across it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Even better, maybe I’d just send her to a different country, a different continent.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
Vocabulary lists containing continent
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