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Panama is a 480-mile-long strip of land, known as the isthmus, that extends from Costa Rica to Colombia, separating the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The challenge for the SNP will be to stay atop the narrow isthmus between touting multiculturalism and democracy and claiming that these values are best realized outside a kingdom where both are already sacred.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
Radziner designed the upcountry Kula home to showcase sweeping views: an isthmus to the west and, further east, the Haleakalā volcano.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Restrictions in the Darien Gap, the isthmus that connects South America with Central America, could create a bottleneck in Colombia.
—Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The challenge for the SNP will be to stay atop the narrow isthmus between touting multiculturalism and democracy and claiming that these values are best realized outside a kingdom where both are already sacred.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
Radziner designed the upcountry Kula home to showcase sweeping views: an isthmus to the west and, further east, the Haleakalā volcano.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Restrictions in the Darien Gap, the isthmus that connects South America with Central America, could create a bottleneck in Colombia.
—Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
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“Isthmus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isthmus. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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