islet
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The course is located on Sentosa, an islet off the coast of Singapore that acts as a playground for billionaires, with multimillion-dollar homes and a sleek marina hosting superyachts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Along with another islet, Siri, "these islands have been fortified, turned into mini-fortresses with anti-ship missiles", Pierre Razoux from the France-based Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Along with another islet, Siri, "these islands have been fortified, turned into mini-fortresses with anti-ship missiles", Pierre Razoux from the France-based Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies told AFP recently.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
To address this shortage, the research team is producing its own stem cell derived islet cells in the laboratory.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
The smoke upon the islet parted, and for a moment, from that vantage, we could see our column begin its progress across the causeway.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Iran claims three disputed islets -- Lesser Tunb, Greater Tunb and Abu Musa -- in the middle of the Gulf, which are also claimed by the United Arab Emirates.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Indonesia maintains it has no maritime disputes with China in the South China Sea, unlike other Asian nations, and does not contest ownership of reefs or islets there.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Those in larger islets were still attacked, but were more durable allowing patients to still produce low levels of insulin which reduced the severity of their disease.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
This finding aligns with other research showing that effective T cells typically penetrate deep into tumor islets.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024
Most Lapita sites of the New Guinea region are in the Bismarcks, on islets off the coast of the larger Bismarck islands, occasionally on the coasts of the larger islands themselves.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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