east

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In east Belfast, where there was major trouble on Tuesday, about 150 people gathered amid a large police presence.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In a neighborhood flanked by grapevines and orange groves on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley, people cannot drink the water from their faucets because it’s contaminated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

At the factory in Yiwu, China's wholesale hub in the east of the country, workers affixed chains to the blue and white Messi "goats", which are designed to be attached to bags.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Others move the high pressure away to the east and allow the westerlies from the Atlantic to move back in.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

And if it was this bad to the east, how terrible must it be to the north, where the landslide and blast had been focused?

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone