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Asia

[ey-zhuh, ey-shuh] / ˈeɪ ʒə, ˈeɪ ʃə /
NOUN
a continent in the east
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“Xi’s message is clear: China is not going to follow anyone on both AI technology and standards,” said George Chen, a partner at The Asia Group who is attending the conference.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Her case is just one of an increasing number of failed -- sometimes fatal -- procedures in Central Asia, where cosmetic surgery is experiencing a social media-propelled boom.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

The UK also gets some steel from Asia, from countries such as India, South Korea, Vietnam and China.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Chen's work included a study in December 2020 that looked at seismic data recorded across Asia, including China, to improve methods for nuclear-test monitoring and yield estimation.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Isn’t that prominence just an ephemeral phenomenon of the last few centuries, now fading behind the prominence of Japan and Southeast Asia?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond



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