peninsula
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In another sign of its hardening stance, North Korea deleted all references to uniting the divided peninsula from its constitution, an AFP review of the latest version this week showed.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Situated on a peninsula northeast of Boston, Marblehead has median household income of more than $180,000 a year and average home values of more than $1 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Such signs are now a fixture in Coronado, an upscale resort city on a slender peninsula in San Diego Bay, known for some of America’s best beaches.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
It was built at the end of a peninsula between two bays, as shown on a map from 1636.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Beneath their gaze, we have dug a trench to divide our peninsula from the island, that our encampment may be more agreeably defended.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing peninsula
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Ancient Greece - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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