continent

Example Sentences

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But he praised how EU countries have boosted spending on their militaries and said the continent still had time to turn things around.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Senegal's move is the latest response from the continent to the oil price rise, which has seen countries reducing fuel levies and rationing electricity.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Despite this, Traoré has gained a huge following across the continent for his pan-Africanist vision and criticism of Western influence.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Marset, a Uruguayan national, was one of the most wanted criminals on the continent.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

And yet, as always, it was the southern continent that called him.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong