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Recent Examples of intercontinental
Blake’s team was shoved into this intercontinental playoff, one last chance to make it.
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Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Russia on Tuesday test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize the country's nuclear forces, a launch hailed by President Vladimir Putin just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearing an end.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
Instead of the usual intercontinental ballistic missiles, tanks and missile systems rolling across the cobbles of Red Square, Russia played a video of its military hardware in action on giant screens opposite the Kremlin walls.
—Reuters, NBC news, 10 May 2026
The parade has normally served as a show of force from Russia, both to honor the 27 million Soviet citizens who died in World War II, and to demonstrate the nation’s vast military power, including its nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 May 2026
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Franklin Leonard, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Russia on Tuesday test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize the country's nuclear forces, a launch hailed by President Vladimir Putin just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearing an end.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
Instead of the usual intercontinental ballistic missiles, tanks and missile systems rolling across the cobbles of Red Square, Russia played a video of its military hardware in action on giant screens opposite the Kremlin walls.
—Reuters, NBC news, 10 May 2026
The parade has normally served as a show of force from Russia, both to honor the 27 million Soviet citizens who died in World War II, and to demonstrate the nation’s vast military power, including its nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercontinental
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The regulator, which has final say over whether the companies will be able to create the country's first transcontinental freight railroad, wants more information from them by late July on how the tie-up would affect competition.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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This day in sports history 1946 — Two-year-old fillies Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Amsterdam was once widely treated as the gay capital of Europe, with a lively scene around Reguliersdwarsstraat that turned the city into an international hub in the late twentieth century.—
Jurriaan Teulings,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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Out of the 168 industry guests this year, 90 are international professionals and about 78 national, and of that total, around 25 are programmers, 25 are sales agents/distributors and 15 are broadcasters/platforms.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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“Intercontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercontinental. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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