continental
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Hunt, undeniably the star of these championships as she seeks to capture an "iconic" four golds, will ultimately hope to emulate Asher-Smith and translate continental dominance to global success in the coming years.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
That means migrants cannot freely cross the 9 miles of water separating them from continental Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Almost all of those people have already been sent back, more continue to be returned to their home country, and none have successfully crossed into continental Europe.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Speaking on a press call, BMW CEO Milan Nedeljkovic said the company was preparing for Chinese competitors to arrive in Europe even if the impact on BMW's continental sales had been limited so far.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
If, on the other hand, no such difference in human neurobiology exists to account for continental differences in technological development, what does account for them?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
"If you don't do this and let the continentals get ahead, then they will start to undermine the cement ... which is clearing, settlement and transactions," Hodson said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 2, 2021
Britain used to be seen by continentals as quirky and occasionally awkward - but reliably pragmatic on the economy.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2017
Even among continentals, the post-Brexit fall of the pound seems to have compensated for whatever affront they may have taken.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2016
A complaint many continentals and Britons north of Oxford often make of those in between.
From Economist ● Oct. 19, 2012
The prejudice that islanders are supposed to learn from superior continentals wasn’t the sole reason why record-breaking Japanese pottery caused such a shock.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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