as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
complained that today's youth doesn't care a continental about their elders
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Recent Examples of continental
Wired, 22 Aug. 2019
Many of these airlines also have different policies for intra-continental, short-haul flights, which are not included here.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2018
Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
According to Copernicus, Europe’s climate monitoring agency, 2024 was the hottest year on record for every continental region except Australia and Antarctica.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Today, greater migration rates among college graduates often necessitates cross-country, if not cross-continental, travel.
—Wired, 22 Aug. 2019
Many of these airlines also have different policies for intra-continental, short-haul flights, which are not included here.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2018
Adjective
After 21 games, the prospect of a return to continental competition is more than just a pipe dream and the rivalry with Liverpool has been reignited.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
According to Copernicus, Europe’s climate monitoring agency, 2024 was the hottest year on record for every continental region except Australia and Antarctica.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
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Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
25 Sep. 2024
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But the rate at which people are ditching cable suggests that carriage fees won’t be worth a tinker’s damn by the time the looming batch of NBA deals expires.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2024
Adjective
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In the nearby Bryansk region, the statement said, Ukrainian drones hit an electrical components factory that makes chips for fighter jets and missiles, including two models of Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Topol-M and Bulava.—
Maria Varenikova,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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China considers Pakistan to be one of its closest strategic partners, having invested billions of dollars in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a crucial node of the broader intercontinental Belt and Road Initiative.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.—
The Editors,
National Review,
30 Sep. 2024
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The same wellness warriors who fret about microplastics seem not to care one whit about the breakdown of medical aesthetics.—
Mattie Kahn,
Vogue,
23 July 2024
Adjective
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After a whirlwind transcontinental romance and only one week spent together in person, Stevi is bringing Mahdi to the States to marry her.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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But couples face stressors throughout the lifespan: A transcontinental move, a change of career, an illness or loss, and a looming empty nest can and will be make-or-break moments for couples who have not been investing in their resilience all along.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Most organ players in those days would just play through everything, but Garth would lay back, hit licks, hit horn shots.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
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And Rich has never given a rat’s ass about playing all of the great licks.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The president’s designation comes months after the Biden administration, in July, designated Tren de Aragua a significant transnational criminal organization.—
Rafael Romo,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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The prosecution of Russell also offers insight to how American law enforcement and intelligence agencies collaborate with their foreign counterparts to combat the transnational far-right milieu that spawned the Terrorgram Collective.—
Ali Winston,
WIRED,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Attention, littles: Ms. Rachel is on her way to Netflix!—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
14 Jan. 2025
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Ready for Fed The S&P 500 ended Tuesday little changed as traders await the Federal Reserve’s key interest rate cut decision (more on that below).—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Environmentalists warned that expanding the Los Bronces mine, which is owned and operated by the multinational Anglo-American, would affect nearby glaciers, endangering the water system of greater Santiago.—
Sammy Feldblum,
The Dial,
30 Jan. 2025
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Her recent works, however, including The Colors Within and the 2021 historical epic series The Heike Story, have been produced under Science SARU, a studio known for its multinational staff, international co-productions, and more experimental styles.—
Kayti Burt,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Continental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continental. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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