eastern

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Etihad Rail Freight recently moved hundreds of Nissans from Fujairah, on the U.A.E.’s eastern coast, to Abu Dhabi, which is on the Persian Gulf, marking the country’s first vehicle transport by train.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Seyffardt was a Dutch general who commanded a Waffen-SS unit of volunteers on the eastern front before he was assassinated by resistance fighters in 1943.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

With sculptures by Daniel Chester French, the monument on the eastern edge of Central Park is a work of serene classicism that puts architecture on the same level as fine art.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Freeport-McMoRan’s massive copper mining and smelting operation sits on the hills above the towns of Miami, Claypool and Globe in eastern Arizona.

From Salon • May 10, 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