island
Example Sentences
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Sometimes called “oil island,” it has a storage capacity of about 7 million barrels.
From MarketWatch
No presidential order has been issued to send any ships of any description to the island nation in the North Atlantic — and even more to the point, none was needed.
From Salon
Nearly 20,000 spectators in Bayamon, on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, a US territory, gave the Argentine idol a standing ovation when he finally entered the game.
From Barron's
Economists expect the island’s consumer prices to have risen temporarily due to base effects and strong Lunar New Year demand.
“I never went to his island. I never went to his homes. I never went to his offices. So it’s on the record numerous times.”
From Salon
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