eastern

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She was a retired former post office worker living in one of the poorest districts in the country near Hungary’s eastern border with Romania.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

And huge tubes for the transport of ammonia and hydrogen from the port of Rotterdam to the south eastern part of the Netherlands are also due to run through Moerdijk.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The trial began in Härnösand, a small town on Sweden's eastern coast, on Friday, with the defendant reportedly remaining completely still as the charges against him were read out.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Strikes also hit Beirut's southern suburbs, a stronghold for the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, after a warning from the Israeli army, as well as several areas in southern and eastern Lebanon.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Now the Soviets began to prepare to take back the eastern region of Belorussia from German occupation.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein