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continent

[kon-tn-uhnt] / หˆkษ’n tn ษ™nt /


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However, the continent boasts many fabulous fossil finds, including those of the most familiar extinct animals – dinosaurs.

From Science Daily โ— Oct. 13, 2026

In its early years, the country bounded across a continent with the Louisiana Purchase, the annexation of Texas and the conquest of California.

From Salon โ— Oct. 13, 2026

"We're going to do as much as we feel we want to in a continent and then go to the next one," explained Tom.

From BBC โ— Oct. 10, 2026

Meanwhile France, the second-biggest European economy and a net contributor to the budget, argues the continent needs sufficient means to match the rising challenges the 27-country bloc faces.

From Barron's โ— Oct. 10, 2026

The first black slaves on the North American continent arrived in North Carolina via the West Indies in 1526, on the ship of a Spanish explorer-slave trader.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

The Melbourne Marathon was the third leg on Kipchoge's world tour, on which he hopes to complete a marathon on all seven continents, including Antarctica, over two years.

From BBC โ— Oct. 11, 2026

They’re continents, but they are only in maps that are very secret.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Oct. 9, 2026

The effort to bring home Evan and others unfolded on three continents, involving spy agencies, billionaires and political power players.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Sep. 28, 2026

It also provides evidence of periods when dinosaur populations and other animals could move between the two continents.

From Science Daily โ— Sep. 19, 2026

Island geological types include coral atolls, raised limestone, volcanic islands, pieces of continents, and mixtures of those types.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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