contiguous
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Kazarian marks at least the second person who died this year while trying to summit the highest peak in the contiguous U.S. at 14,505 feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
"I was surprised at our findings because the word 'brain' implies a contiguous organ that likely has a singular origin," Jokhai said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
The contiguous United States endured its hottest summer since modern records began, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday, in the latest sign of a warming trend driven by human-caused climate change.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
July was the hottest month ever recorded in the contiguous U.S., the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday, dramatically marking an already scorching summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The only building in sight was a small block of yellow brick sitting on the edge of the waste land, a sort of compact Main Street ministering to it and contiguous to absolutely nothing.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Vocabulary lists containing contiguous
The Crucible
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Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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The United States
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