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Asia

[ay-zhuh, ay-shuh] / ˈeɪ ʒə, ˈeɪ ʃə /
NOUN
a continent in the east
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In Asia, stock indexes were mixed amid cautious tech recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Reassuring comments from Nvidia chief Jensen Huang on CoreWeave's financial health provided some support to Asia on Friday but that optimism faded as the new week started.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

She had already successfully flown from California across South America, Africa and Asia in her twin-engine Lockheed Electra when she arrived in Lae, Papua New Guinea.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Earhart had already successfully flown from California across South America, Africa and Asia in her twin-engine Lockheed Electra when she arrived in Lae, Papua New Guinea on 2 July 1937.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

About 2 million years ago, some of these archaic men and women left their homeland to journey through and settle vast areas of North Africa, Europe and Asia.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari


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