mainland
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As of November 2025, the U.S. had imposed Iran-related sanctions on at least 366 entities in mainland China or Hong Kong, according to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
According to the RSPB, the bird went extinct in the 1600s before a small number of wild cranes from mainland Europe ventured to the Norfolk Fens.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Seizing Kharg Island and the islands near the mainland would require an amphibious landing on a contested shoreline, among “the hardest operations” a military can attempt, and one that Iran is almost certainly prepared for.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
The other two are in Sardinia, and are earmarked for closure in 2028-2029, once the island is electrically linked to the mainland via a new submarine cable.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
He turned and gazed longingly toward the mainland.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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