continental

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“Integrating Europe’s capital markets to better channel high household savings towards productive investments in the EU will be essential,” ex- European Central Bank President Mario Draghi concluded in his landmark 2024 report on continental competitiveness.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

A club not in Europe would be able to go to 85% or above under the Premier League rules, designed to give teams not in continental competition some extra space to compete.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

But the Americans involved are spread across an area more than half the size of the continental U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The Iranian team are preparing to face host nation Australia on the Gold Coast Thursday after losing their opening game of the continental competition 3-0 to South Korea.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Maybe the Sea of Flames never existed at all, maybe curses aren’t real, maybe her father is right: Earth is all magma and continental crust and ocean.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr