isthmus
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Roosevelt was intrigued by the military and commercial possibilities of a canal across the isthmus, cutting 8,000 miles off a New York-San Francisco voyage.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
Paterson persuaded the Scottish parliament to establish a new enterprise based on England’s East India Company to found a Scottish colony on the narrow isthmus joining North and South America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Many gay and trans people in Mexico City and elsewhere call themselves muxes — though community leaders here, concerned about cultural appropriation, say only Zapotec people from the isthmus can qualify.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
The Chonhar bridge hit overnight is one of just a handful of access roads to Crimea, which is linked to the Ukrainian mainland by a narrow isthmus.
From Reuters • Jun. 22, 2023
Brannon asked, as a smile began to build on the spartan isthmus around his mouth.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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