mainland
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According to the RSPB, the bird went extinct in the 1600s before a small number of wild cranes from mainland Europe ventured to the Norfolk Fens.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Also this week, Japan deployed long-range missiles capable of reaching China’s mainland as part of a military buildup on its strategic southwestern islands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Seizing Kharg Island and the islands near the mainland would require an amphibious landing on a contested shoreline, among “the hardest operations” a military can attempt, and one that Iran is almost certainly prepared for.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Closer to Dubai than to the Iranian mainland, Abu Musa was a British protectorate along with seven emirates that are today the United Arab Emirates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
“I wish you could have seen Jason when I did,” I said as we stood at the rail and watched the mainland grow and grow.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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