Cairns
Americannoun
noun
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Another Douglas resident, Andrew Cairns, said rising fuel and energy costs were having "a massive impact".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
When I graduated, my father gave me $400 for a one-way plane ticket to Cairns, about 3,000 miles northeast of us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The last fatal attack offshore between Townsville and Cairns was in 1990, he said.
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
Karl Darlow, 35, is currently the Whites' starting keeper, but the Welshman's deal is up in June, as are those of back-ups Illan Meslier, 26, and Alex Cairns, 33.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
If things had gone as planned, I would have been arriving in Cairns right about now.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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