continental
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Arsenal have a chance to become European champions for the first time and could even do the continental double as they are also top of the Premier League.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
March has been the hottest month on record for the continental United States in 132 years, according to federal weather data.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
With continental inflation tame, the European Central Bank looked to be headed prewar toward interest rates too low for lenders to earn healthy margins.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The Kaiserslautern Military Community, which includes Ramstein, is the largest outside the continental U.S. and counts more than 50,000 members, including 18,000 soldiers, as well as civilian staff and families.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
None had ever been found to be older than about 175 million years, which was a puzzle because continental rocks were often billions of years old.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Weather and Climate - Middle School
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Earth Science - Middle School
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