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Asia

[ey-zhuh, ey-shuh] / ˈeɪ ʒə, ˈeɪ ʃə /
NOUN
a continent in the east
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On one side was 30-year-old Anant Ambani, son of one the richest men in Asia.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Stock futures rose in early European trade as a rally in AI-related stocks continued in Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Benevolent because the expansion created space for underrepresented regions in Africa, Asia and the Americans to participate, sparking additional interest in the sport there and unlocking funding and other support for national team programs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Ornithologist Simon Hugheston-Roberts spotted the western reef heron - more commonly found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia - at Y Foryd in Caernarfon at 10:00 BST on Saturday.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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



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