island
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Every Maltese resident was to live within a 10-minute walk of green space, on an island composed largely of limestone, concrete, and the parking lot of a Lidl, that overall turns brown in the summer.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
The Nationalists countered with four new hospitals on an island you can drive across in under an hour.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
According to the plan, developers also hope to transform the uninhabited island of Sazan -- once a secret communist military base -- into a glitzy tourist destination.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
First, a confession for you purists: I didn’t technically start at the “tippity top” of the island.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
It was not the sound of ice breaking up nor waves striking the island.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Vocabulary lists containing island
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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