eastern

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Despite some wet weather in March, the dry April means that average rainfall for spring as a whole has so far fallen well short in southern and eastern England.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The Emirates was just a cluster of small princedoms along the eastern shores of the Arabian Peninsula when oil was discovered there in the 1950s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

After going into self-imposed exile, he re-emerged last year in Goma, the key eastern city that had come under the control of Rwandan-based M23 fighters as they mounted a lightning offensive.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

There’s also a slight chance of showers over the eastern San Gabriel Mountains on Thursday morning and afternoon, according to the forecast.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Descendants of the Siberians settled the thick forests of the eastern United States, the swamps of the Mississippi Delta, the deserts of Mexico and steaming jungles of Central America.

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