eastern

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The two men traveled to India and were inspired by the eastern spirituality’s view on death that was essentially the opposite of their own.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

A proper autobiography, related from early life in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the present, might have appealed in due time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The outbreak in eastern DR Congo has been caused by a rare species of Ebola known as Bundibugyo.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

On May 23, the authorities suspended all commercial flights to and from the airport in Bunia, the capital of Ituri in the conflict-plagued eastern DRC, allowing only medical and humanitarian planes in.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The full moon rose in the eastern horizon.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young