mainland
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Doggerland once formed a land bridge connecting Britain to mainland Europe before rising sea levels submerged it, creating the modern North Sea.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
"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 Taiwanese microchip factory is almost visible from mainland China.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 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
Funny, just this minute he didn't want much to get away from the island...To go back to the mainland, back to his little house, back to all the troubles and worries.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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