island
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Gillan and her A-list colleagues have brought a "buzz" to the island, according to Raghnall Robertson, director of Isle of Skye Candle Company.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Cal Macleod is a 22-year-old island native who graduated from a textile-engineering school in Edinburgh—his gifts on the loom earned him a scholarship—and has been guilt-tripped by his father, John, into returning home.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
On Thursday, around 175 activists aboard 22 boats carrying aid were seized near the island of Crete.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
They will then depart for the British island territory of Bermuda in the Atlantic.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Somehow the hero would have to make the rocks seem more dangerous, the reef more terrifying, the pale sands bleak and lonely—make the whole island seem like a creepy, scary place.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
Vocabulary lists containing island
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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