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peninsula

[puh-nin-suh-luh, -nins-yuh-luh] / pəˈnɪn sə lə, -ˈnɪns yə lə /
NOUN
projecting mass of land
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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

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

Rebecca Lewis, the Scotland and Northern Ireland manager with conservation charity Buglife, said the peninsula should have an important role to play in reversing biodiversity loss in Scotland.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

After that, hurricanes Ian, Idalia, Helene, and Milton all made landfall on the peninsula.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

We walked to the end of the peninsula and made a loop past the break wall and the wide ocean.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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