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Asia

[ey-zhuh, ey-shuh] / ˈeɪ ʒə, ˈeɪ ʃə /
NOUN
a continent in the east
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Business activity in Europe and Asia slowed in May due to rising energy costs and cooling new orders, linked to the Middle East conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Changes in how we work are reverberating around the world, sparking debate from Asia to Europe to the United States.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

But across Europe, East Asia and South Asia, the turn is toward nuclear power.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

The combination of the positive news on the industrial dispute and the relentless demand for high-end semiconductor chips led to an 8% rally in Samsung, the second-biggest company in Asia behind Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

While the New World and Australia did not harbor native epidemic diseases awaiting Europeans, tropical Asia, Africa, Indonesia, and New Guinea certainly did.

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



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