mainland
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About 30 will be travelling from Shetland to the US for the World Cup, including brothers James and Stuart Milne, from Brae in the north of the mainland.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The 150 firefighters who responded to the blaze have returned to the mainland, and the island remains closed to the public.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Insurers are impacted by the rule change as investors from mainland China are big spenders on Hong Kong insurance products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
France banned its use on the mainland in 1990, but allowed its continued use on the Caribbean islands until 1993.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
“There was a baby born here right after the colony started, but they sent him off to the mainland, to an orphanage. He would be a man by now.”
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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