Islands
Britishplural noun
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In Senegal, fishmeal has put local fishers out of work, so they increasingly are selling — or repurposing — their boats to ferry migrants to Spain’s Canary Islands, a stepping stone to Europe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Chinese academics have previously questioned Japan’s hold on the Ryukyu Islands, which include Okinawa, and the Senkaku Islands, an uninhabited group to the northeast of Taiwan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
John Russell, from Oban, was admitted to the town's Lorn & Islands Hospital last year after he suffered a stroke.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Red Lobster has encouraged servers to sell Nauti Peach Long Islands and Lobster Punch drinks with its return of Endless Shrimp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Another example of a correlation mistaken for a cause: In the New Hebrides Islands, body lice were considered a cause of good health.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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