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Asia

[ey-zhuh, ey-shuh] / ˈeɪ ʒə, ˈeɪ ʃə /
NOUN
a continent in the east
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That heavy selling extended into Asia, where tech-rich markets felt the most pain.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Beijing has "mixed feelings" about the growing partnership between Pyongyang and Moscow, says Lee Seong-hyon, a visiting scholar at the Harvard University Asia Center.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Canada and Mexico – traveling to locations in Europe, Asia, Oceania and South America — the sprint to the end, while still challenging, was suddenly manageable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Demand destruction is also a factor, particularly in Asia, which got most of its oil from the Mideast.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Marsupial mammals were almost unknown in Africa and Asia, but in Australia they reigned supreme.

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



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