western

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Once master of vast expanses of northern, central and western Africa, France has played a crucial role in the continent's post‑colonial history, repeatedly intervening militarily since the early 1960s.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Richard Shaffer, asset manager at Scrubgrass Reclamation Company, emailed asking for an exemption covering a western Pennsylvania power plant that burns coal waste.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The common western European hedgehog has been listed as Near Threatened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

A 2025 patent application from UCR describes the use of pinenes to improve localized insecticide injections against western drywood termites.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola, in the Caribbean, while the more prosperous Dominican Republic, once ruled by Spain, governs the eastern two-thirds.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French