Azores
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plural noun
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Strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes.
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In contrast, neighbouring Portugal authorised the United States to "conditionally" use an airbase on the Azores archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean for the Iran strikes, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro told parliament on Wednesday.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
Dairymen from the Netherlands and from the Portuguese Azores staged dairy festivals and competitions, and went to culturally based schools and churches.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
One of these, D. africanum, historically flourished on rocky reefs along the coast of western Africa and around the Azores, generally at depths between five meters and 20 meters.
From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025
However, the milder air - being transported all the way from the Azores - is driven by a deep area of low pressure to the north of the United Kingdom.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025
The four Soviet submarines cruised past the Azores, a group of islands about eight hundred miles off the coast of Portugal.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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