mainland

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The two allegedly sent goods from the US to shipping firms in Malaysia and Singapore between 2022 and 2025, before diverting them to companies based in Hong Kong and mainland China.

From BBC

Kharg island, around 30 kilometres off Iran's mainland, is a hub for roughly 90 percent of the country's crude oil exports.

From Barron's

Estimates of its mainland coastline vary depending on how it is measured, but it is often put at around 5,500 miles.

From BBC

"The tempo of activity needed to make this shield persistent while also prosecuting targets on the Iranian mainland will likely prove highly resource intensive, however."

From Barron's

That compared with 396,400 visitors from mainland China last month, the Japan National Tourism Organization said.

From Barron's