western
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In the western city of Rennes, more than 20 pupils gathered outside the Montaigne lycee, one clutching a sign that read "Not enough teachers", but staff allowed other students into their classrooms.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
But the western blacklegged tick, known as the deer tick in most of the country, is common in the state’s chaparral, grasslands and woods, and can transmit Lyme disease, babesiosis and other pathogens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
This will bring outbreaks of rain which will generally be heaviest in northern and western parts of the UK and lighter further east.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
An investment in a firm that recovers “salmon gold” from abandoned mines in western Canada and Alaska promises to add traceable metal meanwhile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Some of the scales that sound "exotic" to the Western ear are taken from the musical traditions of eastern Europe, the Middle East, and western Asia.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
