eastern

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The NNA also reported that, in Shebaa near the eastern side of the Israeli border, Israeli forces abducted a man at around 3:00 am on Saturday.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 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

The migrant boat had left the port of Tobruk in eastern Libya on 21 March, news agency AFP reported, citing a coastguard spokesperson.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

At the current pace of roughly 25 new species described each year, scientists estimate that amphipods in the eastern CCZ could be nearly fully cataloged within the next decade.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

There were richly carved boxes which opened only under a full moon, and teapots that never grew cold, made from fire clay forged in the eastern islands.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell