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continent

[kon-tn-uhnt] / ˈkɒn tn ənt /


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This phenomenon is most evident on the African continent, where the number and weight of acts of terrorist violence have shifted from the Middle East and South Asia in recent years.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

A European airport-industry group has warned of jet-fuel shortages for the continent.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Chief among these were music, especially jazz, and photography, which she’d discovered she enjoyed on walking tours she’d taken on every continent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Moscow has also pushed a recruitment drive across the African continent, signing up fighters from Egypt to South Africa and from Ghana to Zimbabwe.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

They were both Native, but they grew up indifferent coastal communities, on opposite sides of the continent.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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