eastern

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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

El Niño tends to bring more tropical storms in the eastern and central Pacific, but fewer in the tropical Atlantic, including the south-east US.

From BBC • 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

“I have a hundred cases of fire wine to take to the eastern reach, and ormolu pearls to take to Archos.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell