mainland
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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
The insurer’s stock has fallen on worries new account-opening rules could hurt new-business growth in AIA’s mainland Chinese visitor segment, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Sea arrivals into mainland Europe peaked in 2015, when the UN said more than a million people crossed the Mediterranean.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
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
But Louis XIV persuaded England to switch sides, offering large financial incentives and a promise of territory on mainland Europe once The Netherlands had been conquered.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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