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continent

[kon-tn-uhnt] / ˈkɒn tn ənt /


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Firefighters across Europe have been facing intense pressure and a strain on resources as serious wildfires continue to rage across the continent, fuelled by extreme heatwaves.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Every continent on the globe is burning less—some much less—than usual.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Yet for many who venture into the wild elsewhere on the continent, vultures are not the first birds to capture their attention.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Millions of Europeans will contemplate the sky in awe on Wednesday as a rare total solar eclipse crosses part of the continent and plunges a swathe of Spain into eerie daytime darkness.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Some of the men had never been out of England before, let alone imagined a voyage to the southern continent.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Long before dinosaurs ruled the continents and modern crocodiles first appeared, their ancestors were already going through a decisive phase in their evolutionary history.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

So scientists anchor the world’s coordinates to far-off stillness: quasars, the luminous cores of galaxies billions of light-years away, observed nightly by radio telescopes across multiple continents and cross-checked with lasers bounced off satellites.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

A change in one major ocean current can alter rainfall and extreme weather thousands of miles away, affecting ecosystems, water supplies, and communities across several continents.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

“Fans are flying across countries, if not continents, to experience ‘The Odyssey’ and Imax 70 millimeter,” he added.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

You know, the two-tone ones where continents are patches of green in the ocean of blue?

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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