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Asia

[ey-zhuh, ey-shuh] / ˈeɪ ʒə, ˈeɪ ʃə /
NOUN
a continent in the east
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Impact Europe imports far less crude through Hormuz than Asia does, but it faces higher costs as competition intensifies for available barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

In Asia, Tokyo stocks closed two percent lower, while Hong Kong and Shanghai fell more than one percent.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

More specifically, it belonged to a subgroup called Euhelopodidae, which is known only from Asia.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

About half of that demand is expected to come from China, South Asia and Southeast Asia -- music to the ears of Boeing executives, who really only have one major competitor, Europe's Airbus.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The stage was set, it seemed, for a new conflagration in East Asia.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau



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