mainland
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"When it was walking around Suffolk, it could have walked all the way to mainland Europe, as the North Sea wasn't there then," he added.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The pair left the island of Sicily, heading for the Italian mainland, arriving in the town of Maratea.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 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
Closer to Dubai than to the Iranian mainland, Abu Musa was a British protectorate along with seven emirates that are today the United Arab Emirates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
As they first began to expand their territory on the mainland, since they did not have much to control there and enjoyed great prestige, they had little to fear from their captains.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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