continent
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So he said now was not the time for European nations to take their "foot off the gas" and ease sanctions even though the continent faces severe energy shortages this winter.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Today, they account for 20% of all mammal species, occupy habitats on every continent except Antarctica, and have adapted to a wide range of ecological niches.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
The horrors came from all corners of the continent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Stoxx 600 Banks index trades 2.5% lower after Brent crude topped $100 a barrel and natural gas prices on the continent hit a three-year high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“You do realize that South America is actually a continent, right?”
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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Pinpointing when water first started traveling deep underground matters because this recycling process affects volcanic activity, the growth of continents, and the movement of ingredients that are important for life.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
"Equal Earth preserves the relative surface areas of continents and, as much as possible, shows their shapes as they appear on a globe," one of the cartographers, Bojan Savric, told AFP in 2025.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
They are the internet's hidden highways - bundles of optical fibres on the ocean floor carrying data between continents as pulses of light.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Rams owner Stan Kroenke has agreed to buy the Angels, adding Major League Baseball to a portfolio that spans six leagues and two continents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Maritime technology coupled with political organization was similarly essential for European expansions to other continents, as well as for expansions of many other peoples.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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