continental
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At the end of the ’90s, Tyler signed with Hansa/BMG Ariola and, eventually, with EastWest Records and continued to find success in continental Europe.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026
Donovan highlighted that the issue is not that the U.K. is losing its population of millionaires, but that growth is happening from an already large base in comparison with continental Europe.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
Together, these competing forces effectively "tear" the continental lithosphere, creating a southwest-dipping channel beneath Yellowstone.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
The heat is spreading from continental Europe where an extremely intense hot spell has developed.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026
At the opposite extreme, the largest Polynesian island, New Zealand, is an old, geologically diverse, continental fragment of Gondwanaland, offering a range of mineral resources, including commercially exploitable iron, coal, gold, and jade.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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