Islands
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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They were joined by Kimberlyn King-Hinds of the Northern Mariana Islands and James Moylan of Guam, nonvoting delegates who can debate and cast votes on amendments but not on actual legislation.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
The closest it has come to playing an international match was when representative teams faced a Solomon Islands expatriate team in 1994 and a refugee side in 2014.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
It returned during World War Two, and legislation standardising clock-changing across the country passed in 1966, although some states, including Hawaii and Arizona, and US territories Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, have opted out.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
To close that gap, the team conducted years of fieldwork, including collecting living brachiopods in Washington state's San Juan Islands, where they remain relatively common.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Her uncle ruled the Iron Islands now, and the Crow’s Eye would not care if she lived or died.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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