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isles

noun

plural of isle

as in islands

a fairly small area of land completely surrounded by water the Australian seas are rife with uninhabited isles

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Recent Examples of isles Consider the Greek isles off-season or an accessible English quietcation. — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026 Their differences come to a head when Swiftie Kira plans to celebrate her birthday on Friday the 13th with a trip to the 13 isles of the Grenadines with her 13 best girlfriends and expects Ben to be present. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 The bleakness of those far northern isles, the punishing, incessant wind, the wild beauty of the land and rugged coastline are unforgettably conjured alongside her inner struggle to stay sober. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 Fishermen found the 46-year-old woman and her 24-year-old son stranded on Balaloho Island, one of the small inhabited isles among the Selayar Islands, officials said. — Mohammad Taufan, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 Exumas, Bahamas The seas surrounding this archipelago of 365 white-sand cays and idyllic isles are crystal-clear and almost impossibly blue. — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026 Nolan, who also wrote the screenplay, cuts between Ulysses’ trials and Telemachus’ travels through the Ionian isles to find out whether his father is still alive – a matter of some importance both to his incipient manhood and to Penelope back home. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026 Europe is dotted with picture-perfect isles that lie waiting to be explored. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 July 2026 Block Island, Rhode Island Unlike the other big isles off southern New England, this offshore slice of the Ocean State has gone the extra mile to preserve its natural environment. — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026

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islands

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The Russian region of Sakhalin includes Sakhalin Island and the four southernmost islands of the Kuril chain, which Moscow controls and Tokyo claims.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
The first Pacific Islander to visit Britain, Mai had joined Captain James Cook’s second expedition during its stop in the Society Islands, which include the islands of Tahiti and Raiatea and today are a part of French Polynesia.

— Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

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