islands
Example Sentences
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Cal State Channel Islands has received roughly $40 million in HSI grant funding in the last decade, said Jessica Lavariega Monforti, the university’s provost.
From Los Angeles Times
Overall, roughly one in three fish contained at least one microplastic particle, but the results varied widely between islands.
From Science Daily
The researchers suggest that Fiji's higher contamination levels may be linked to greater population density, extensive coastal development, and less effective waste management systems compared with neighboring islands.
From Science Daily
He raised concern that shanties were "sprawling" at an "incredible speed", getting closer to the Third Mainland Bridge, the longest and busiest of three bridges connecting the mainland to the islands - the commercial heart of the city and its wealthier neighbourhoods.
From BBC
Plus, she’s still new to the islands.
From Literature
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