western

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Geological Survey has identified the Big Sur coastline as one of the most landslide-prone areas in the western United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

When I asked someone in the church about it, they explained that where the western Catholic church excluded figures of other races from its iconography, Salvador refused.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Drones were downed over Belgorod, Kursk and other western regions, as well as near Moscow and over the Sea of Azov, officials added.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

They are also concentrated near the western edge of the Wyoming Craton and occur in regions where temperatures often exceed 700 degrees Celsius.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

In 1784 Jefferson also proposed a bill in the federal Congress prohibiting slavery in all the western territories; it failed to pass by a single vote.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis