eastern

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The oil typically goes to private refineries, called teapot refineries, in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong and northeastern province of Liaoning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

An inside student might say that prisons in eastern Oregon used to be mental institutions and Army barracks; an outside student might speak about modernity and the need for discipline and control under capitalism.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Bridges, apartment blocks, schools and hospitals now rise in eastern Libya, which had long been marginalised under Gaddafi.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

They said the incident happened in the River Tame, which runs along the eastern edge of the park, and a teenage boy had tried to rescue the girl.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Better yet, folks could spend an afternoon dodging and diving in the icy waters of Lake Michigan, at one of the eight beaches that lined the city's eastern shore.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield