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islands

noun as in land surrounded by body of water

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Its monumental earthworks, forest islands, and living cultural traditions suggest that part of our shared future may depend on listening more closely to these landscapes that remember.

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Beijing quickly retaliated by sending Chinese coast guard vessels into waters around disputed islands and military drones near an outlying Japanese island.

"In these semiconductor islands, certain fixed energy levels are present, just like in an atom," says Strobel.

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The vessel was now surrounded on all sides by small islands of ice capable of puncturing the hull.

Greece has put the greater Athens area and two islands on a water emergency footing, to speed up infrastructure works and address the mounting threat of chronic drought.

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