eastern

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Planes taking off from there will be forced to bypass much of the Iberian peninsula - either by flying over the eastern Atlantic or over France.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

One of the lesser-known tragedies is the story of Gary Stewart, a bar-prowling, hard-living singer from the hollers of eastern Kentucky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Based on their findings, the researchers suggest that modern apes may have originated in northern Afro-Arabia, the Levant, or the eastern Mediterranean.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Hanan Balkhy, WHO regional director for the eastern Mediterranean, said “We are thinking about it, and we’re just really hoping that it does not happen.”

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

As the sun climbed the eastern sky, I gathered with the others in the tahara house’s washing room.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros