mainland
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As of November 2025, the U.S. had imposed Iran-related sanctions on at least 366 entities in mainland China or Hong Kong, according to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
"When it was walking around Suffolk, it could have walked all the way to mainland Europe, as the North Sea wasn't there then," he added.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 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
The pair left the island of Sicily, heading for the Italian mainland, arriving in the town of Maratea.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
But Julian Singh was too far off the mainland.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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