mainland
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Yu has put a poster in his shopfront, hoping to attract a Mandarin speaker living in the city who can entice buyers in mainland China to buy properties in Cambridge.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Officials previously attempted to move the carcass from the beach to the port of Grenaa on the Danish mainland, but this proved unsuccessful due to poor weather conditions.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Liu Xiaoli, who faces eviction from her subdivided flat, works two part-time jobs as a cook and cleaner to make ends meet after her divorce, and supports her daughter and granddaughter in mainland China.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
A new study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham found that several isolated island populations of wrens are evolving independently, with some growing dramatically larger than their mainland relatives.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Nobody strands himself on an island unless he’s finished with the mainland.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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