islets

plural of islet
as in islands
a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water landed the boat on a tiny islet that we had all to ourselves

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Recent Examples of islets Sana Biotechnology recently demonstrated the gene-editing approach by transplanting donor islets of beta cells into a patient after genetically modifying the cells to evade the immune system. Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025 The uninhabited islets became a focal point of tensions between China and Japan after Tokyo nationalized the chain in 2012. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 Its surrounding waters and adjacent rocks and islets act as a refuge for marine life. Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 The resort’s remoteness meant that mainland safaris to baobab forests and lemur sanctuaries required a (pricy) helicopter hop, but there was enough to keep us busy on Nosy Ankao and its neighboring islets. Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025 Cinnamon, for instance, may help improve the function of islets—parts of the pancreas that produce insulin and other hormones that regulate blood sugar. Johna Burdeos, Health, 22 Sep. 2025 The channel forked into a series of smaller canals, each branching farther or looping around islets or petering out into dead ends. Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Rent one from Sea Panarea to discover hidden coves, sea caves, and the nearby islets of Basiluzzo and Lisca before settling in for sunset Negronis at the see-and-be-seen Bar del Porto. Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2025 By creating islets from universal stem cells, this therapy can be scaled up. William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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islands
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  • This output can supply remote islands, offshore platforms or coastal energy networks.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The other bear species in Japan is the , which only resides on Japan's northernmost islands and is believed to be a subspecies of the Ussuri brown bear, per Bear Conservation.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025

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