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Farther afield, this global shortage has left Ukraine unprotected against salvos of Russian missiles aimed at its energy grid and key bridges and factories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Protest movements across Europe are increasingly drawing inspiration from one another, and even looking to youth-led movements further afield in places like Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
She wanted to go farther afield for college and ended up deciding on the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Many other "kids" his age have fled, he says – to Thailand, or the homes of relatives further afield.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
In France, the Edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685, while further afield Turkish forces reached the gates of Vienna, Buda and Belgrade around this time.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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