continent
Example Sentences
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Will it provide a catalyst for the continent to take greater responsibility for its own security in the face of so much instability from what many see as an unreliable ally?
From BBC
Greenland - the world's largest island which is not a continent - is located in the Arctic.
From BBC
Middle Eastern countries have long meddled in Africa, jostling for influence in the most strategic parts of the continent.
“Their structure will finally collapse across the entire continent.”
From Los Angeles Times
Still, news that the autocrat who separated them had been captured delivered a sense of long-awaited elation and united the siblings and cousins across continents for a rare four-hour phone call as the night unfolded.
From Los Angeles Times
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