continental
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The U.K. and continental Europe are missing out on wealth-creation opportunities like the initial public offering of Elon Musk’s SpaceX or hefty bonuses Samsung Electronics agreed to pay to employees, Kyle said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Artan became a Fifa-listed referee in 2018 and steadily moved through the African game, overseeing high-profile continental fixtures.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Wetherspoon has just opened its first pub in continental Europe in Spain’s Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández airport, the gateway to Benidorm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
This occurs when continental crust gradually stretches outward from a central point.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
For it purported to create a consolidated federal government with powers sufficient to coerce obedience to national laws—in effect, to discipline a truly continental union—while remaining true to the republican principles of 1776.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Weather and Climate - Middle School
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Earth Science - Middle School
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