contiguous
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Kazarian marks at least the second person who died this year while trying to summit the highest peak in the contiguous U.S. at 14,505 feet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Major Canadian producers are locking up contiguous, long-life oil assets in the region as energy falls under the global spotlight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"I was surprised at our findings because the word 'brain' implies a contiguous organ that likely has a singular origin," Jokhai said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Precipitation was below average, ranking in the driest third on record for both August and for the June-August period, and drought covered nearly 60 percent of the contiguous US by September 1.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
In the case of where herons live, most readers know that the northern United States is contiguous to Canada and that the two have similar ecosystems, so they don’t need a similarly.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing contiguous
The Crucible
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Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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The United States
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