eastern

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It also noted that as many as four hominin lineages may have lived in eastern Africa between 3.0 and 2.5 million years ago: early Homo, Paranthropus, A. garhi, and the Ledi Geraru Australopithecus.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The show was "not cool" in the 1980s and 1990s and was dismissed as unappreciated kitsch in the West when eastern European countries joined, Jordan said.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Africa's top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

During La Niña, the sea surface temperatures of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean cool — the opposite of the El Niño trend.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

For the first time in his life, they weren’t just a distant darkness on the eastern horizon.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver