eastern

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About 68,000 US troops are permanently stationed in Europe, according to figures from the US Department of Defense, with thousands of others deployed on a rotational basis, primarily in countries on NATO's eastern flank.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

It is not merely the defeat of a three-term incumbent, but the completion of the party's long march into eastern India.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Exxon, the biggest U.S. oil company, has a larger presence in the Persian Gulf, but Chevron, the nation’s second-biggest oil company, also has exposure to the conflict, mainly through natural-gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 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

For the first time, eastern Europeans were included in decision making.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield