Orkney Islands
Americanplural noun
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Orkney Islands Council confirmed it had received some of the boxes at its schools, including Stromness Academy, Kirkwall Grammar School and Papdale Halls of Residence for pupils to enjoy.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Falkirk Council and Orkney Islands Council set the largest council tax increases in Scotland after councillor's agreed a 15.6% and 15% rise, respectively.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
“The Outrun” was shot in 2022 in London and the Orkney Islands, including the remote community of Papay, where Rona isolates herself in a cottage in the middle of winter.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024
It remains in place just north of South Orkney Islands, turning in an anti-clockwise direction by about 15 degrees a day.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024
Some years afterwards Mr. Wynn learned that he was engaged in the fish trade in one of the Orkney Islands.
From The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales by Davies, R. Rice
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