eastern
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With an easterly wind blowing there is a chance that across eastern Scotland and eastern England there could be some showers moving in from North Sea coasts throughout Wednesday.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
With Rwandan help, the M23 movement has seized swathes of the eastern DRC -- home to valuable minerals coveted by world powers -- since it took up arms again in 2021.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Although most of her genetic background was associated with western European populations, she also carried ancestry linked to people from central and eastern Europe.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Zheng He, whose “treasure fleet” delivered ceramics to the Strait of Hormuz and returned with giraffes from the eastern coast of Africa before China turned away from the oceans and entered a period of isolationism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
The rising sun set the eastern horizon on fire with golden rays.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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