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Sanibel Island

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[san-uh-buhl, -bel] / ˈsæn ə bəl, -ˌbɛl /

noun

  1. an island in the Gulf of Mexico off the SW coast of Florida. 16 sq. mi. (41.5 sq. km).


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As the company’s Medicaid billings soared, property records show Mitchell purchased a $2.5 million home on Florida’s Sanibel Island and a $600,000 waterfront house on Indiana’s Tippecanoe River.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

But Sanibel Island, one of the area’s most popular vacation destinations, was hit especially hard.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2023

Home to Sanibel Island, Fort Myers Beach and Fort Myers, where Ian made landfall, the county recorded a death toll from the storm higher than anywhere in the state.

From Washington Post Nov. 8, 2022

SANIBEL, Fla. — The causeway washed out by Hurricane Ian that links Sanibel Island to the Florida mainland reopened with temporary repairs on Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced.

From Seattle Times Oct. 19, 2022

Sen. Marco Rubio recently acknowledged on ABC News that Sanibel Island will be uninhabitable for the foreseeable future.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 9, 2022

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