continental

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DR Congo is joining other continental states, including Eswatini, Ghana and South Sudan, in receiving deportees from the US.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“Integrating Europe’s capital markets to better channel high household savings towards productive investments in the EU will be essential,” ex- European Central Bank President Mario Draghi concluded in his landmark 2024 report on continental competitiveness.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Each species was also mapped to one of five continental regions.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

A club not in Europe would be able to go to 85% or above under the Premier League rules, designed to give teams not in continental competition some extra space to compete.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

It seems just another fair-sized town in the middle—almost the exact middle—of the continental United States.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote