eastern

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The Earth appears to us as upside down, with the western Sahara and Iberian peninsula visible to the left and the eastern portion of South America to the right.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In 1962, the program spotted a small wedge of lake forming on the eastern side of the Lhonak glacier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

Centuries later, Periclymenus’s descendants had served in the eastern Roman legions.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan