continent
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On April 10, 2017, when the United Bid was officially announced, it was done from the 102nd floor of New York’s One World Observatory, the tallest building on the continent.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
US President Donald Trump has been unashamedly open about the fact that the US is the dominant power on the continent.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The event seemed to originate far deeper than earthquakes were thought capable of occurring beneath a continent.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
"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
The ice pack surrounding the continent had been particularly heavy that year, and it wasn’t breaking up as quickly as usual.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing continent
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