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Across the East River at the World's Fair a group of youthful and Metropolitan Occidentals, members of the Young American Artist's Association, were also showing their wares.

From Time Magazine Archive

To Occidentals, who think in days, months and years this was pure irony; but Chinese think in decades, centuries, millenniums.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the other hand there are astute Occidentals who have watched the Shah work over a period of years and admire him greatly.

From Time Magazine Archive

Few Occidentals are aware of Mustafa Nahass Pasha, a statesman who greatly resembles in appearance plump, black-mustachioed King Fuad I of Egypt.

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“Oh, no. He thought I should know the background. You Occidentals perpetuate a good many myths too.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck