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Recent Examples of intercontinental
In February, a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, which was unarmed but nuclear-capable, was launched from California over the Pacific Ocean for a .
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Today, the situation has transformed: the 2024 report found that China’s forces include 900 short-range, 1,300 medium-range, 500 intermediate-range, and 400 intercontinental ballistic missiles.
—Andrew S. Lim, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The best sleep aid medications Fall asleep soundly in less than 20 minutes and wake refreshed after getting your 8 hours with this sleep aid perfect for intercontinental airplane travel.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Three Air Force officials are calmly walking them through the steps to fire off intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Today, the situation has transformed: the 2024 report found that China’s forces include 900 short-range, 1,300 medium-range, 500 intermediate-range, and 400 intercontinental ballistic missiles.
—Andrew S. Lim, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The best sleep aid medications Fall asleep soundly in less than 20 minutes and wake refreshed after getting your 8 hours with this sleep aid perfect for intercontinental airplane travel.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Three Air Force officials are calmly walking them through the steps to fire off intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercontinental
Adjective
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The book falls short in its attempt to tie Yin Manor’s haunted nature to the exploitation of the thousands of Chinese migrants who built the Western half of the first transcontinental railroad, however.—
Ilana Masad,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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School children can tell you, for example, that in the 1860s the builders of the first transcontinental railroad recruited Chinese men to lay tracks through the snowy Sierra Nevadas.—
Steve Inskeep,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The National Business Daily, a Chinese state-run newspaper, said the listing would provide a necessary capital boost for CATL’s international expansion as it has been constrained by limited foreign currency reserves and rising geopolitical risks.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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An international rollout will follow in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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“Intercontinental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercontinental. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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