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After all, the normal patterns of life were blown to flinders.
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Michael Brendan Dougherty,
National Review,
9 Feb. 2022
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Michael Brendan Dougherty,
National Review,
9 Feb. 2022
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“Flinders.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flinders. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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Flinders
geographical name
Flin·ders
ˈflin-dərz 
river 520 miles (837 kilometers) long in central Queensland, Australia, flowing northwest into the Gulf of Carpentaria
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