peninsula
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South Korea’s coast guard said they had detained a Chinese man in his 60s with the surname Dong in waters off the west coast of the peninsula.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
"THAAD still remains on the peninsula currently," Xavier Brunson said at a US Senate committee hearing in Washington.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
After that, hurricanes Ian, Idalia, Helene, and Milton all made landfall on the peninsula.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The Earth appears to us as upside down, with the western Sahara and Iberian peninsula visible to the left and the eastern portion of South America to the right.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The peninsula jutted out from the main coast in an isolated place where time didn't matter, for nothing changed.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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