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continent

[kon-tn-uhnt] / ˈkɒn tn ənt /


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A European airport-industry group has warned of jet-fuel shortages for the continent.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The research shows that forests across the continent, long known for pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, have reversed course and are now contributing to emissions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Moscow has also pushed a recruitment drive across the African continent, signing up fighters from Egypt to South Africa and from Ghana to Zimbabwe.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The Vatican says its latest survey shows a "remarkable increase" in the number of baptised Catholics on the continent.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Some Virginians even said that their colony stretched across the continent.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen




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