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continent

[kon-tn-uhnt] / ˈkɒn tn ənt /


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"That momentum must now expand across the continent," Kaseya said, calling the latest Ebola outbreak a "serious test" for the Africa CDC and the African Union.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

“They both adhered to their own meteorological vision,” Haig says, explaining the differences in prediction models from continent to continent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Airlines and travel stocks led the risers, while banking stocks gained across the continent.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

That’s one reason why capybaras are recent additions to a zoo that has been open since the 1950s, on a continent where the rodents’ ancestors arrived some 40 million years ago.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Shackleton had estimated a rate of travel that would put him on the continent by the end of December, but by Christmas they still hadn’t passed the Antarctic Circle.

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




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