mainland
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Along my journey over my 30 years as a manager, I was made aware that this tradition was only really observed in the British Isles, and not in mainland Europe.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
At the time, Britain was still connected to mainland Europe, allowing people and animals to move across the landscape more easily.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
Political parties in Puerto Rico differ dramatically from those on the mainland.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
However, shipments rose in all of its other regions, including a 7.6% rise in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and a 9.5% rise in the rest of the Asia-Pacific.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Printed upon the banner, in letters large enough to be read from the mainland, was the word LIVE—an acronym, obviously, for the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Vocabulary lists containing mainland
East Asia - Middle School
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East Asia - Introductory
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