eastern

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On Wednesday heavy showers are expected just about everywhere across the UK with a high chance of some of these being thundery in eastern Scotland and eastern England.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Shang, who is from the eastern province of Zhejiang, chased his obsession with England's David Beckham and Michael Owen to north London where he studied business from 2003 to 2008.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A California couple attacked by a bear outside their eastern Sierra Nevada home have survived the encounter after fighting off the animal with a water bottle and a hatchet, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Some 7 million people are displaced within Congo, mostly in the eastern provinces, of which Ituri is one.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Her eye went back up to the top of the list, found Wilmington and traced the buses leaving for the eastern shore.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt