eastern

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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

Spanish authorities said a woman on that flight was being tested for hantavirus, having developed symptoms at home in eastern Spain.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The 43.7 billion euros will go to the most populated country on NATO's eastern flank, that has become the alliance's largest spender in relative terms, allocating 4.8 percent of its GDP to defence.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The 22-year-old from eastern Ukraine is a surrogate, pregnant with an embryo from a Chinese couple's egg and sperm.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

When the Trojans had taken leave of their kind hosts and had successfully rounded the eastern tip of Italy, they kept on sailing southwestward around Sicily with all confidence in their prophetic guide.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton