intercontinental

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Recent Examples of intercontinental The Pony Express is remembered for its speed of its service, its 24-hour relay of riders, and as the fastest route of communication between the East and West until the arrival of the intercontinental telegraph. Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 In effect, the Tu-160 functions as a high-speed airborne missile truck capable of delivering large numbers of long-range precision weapons across intercontinental distances. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026 For Europe-originating intercontinental connecting traffic, flights via Istanbul have a detour factor of less than 13% compared with direct point-to-point flights. Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 The fast-tracking is part of a modernization effort for the B-21 that also encompasses the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile and the F-47 next-generation combat aircraft. David Szondy june 15, New Atlas, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for intercontinental
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Adjective
  • Set in post-Civil War America, former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) joins the lawless traveling town ‘Hell on Wheels,’ which follows the construction of the first-ever transcontinental railroad.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • On the other side of the country, waves of Chinese migrants arrived in San Francisco starting in the 19th century, drawn by the Gold Rush and transcontinental railroad construction.
    Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Burberry unveiled a hyper-British, globally resonant campaign, A Good Sport, leaning on a cast of national and international names.
    Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • Babak Dehghanpisheh Babak Dehghanpisheh is an NBC News Digital international editor based in New York.
    Abigail Williams, NBC news, 16 July 2026

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“Intercontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercontinental. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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