eastern

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"They are insidious; they will do what they want, and it will not save us, in any case," added the 71-year-old, who was displaced by fighting in eastern Ukraine.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The Emirates was just a cluster of small princedoms along the eastern shores of the Arabian Peninsula when oil was discovered there in the 1950s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Halligan, the prosecutor in eastern Virginia who secured the indictments, was not authorised to present the charges to the grand jury, the judge said.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

There’s also a slight chance of showers over the eastern San Gabriel Mountains on Thursday morning and afternoon, according to the forecast.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Pentatonic scales are often associated with eastern Asia, but many other music traditions also use them.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones