western

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India faces challenging heatwaves each year, but few places endure conditions as searing as the country's western desert salt pans, where workers rely on simple techniques to survive almost unbearable temperatures.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Chemical plants mark the western edge of the neighborhood, including a Formosa Plastics facility, which produces the plastic commonly called PVC.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Bluebells are native to western Europe and south-west England is a species stronghold, says the trust.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Researchers also believe measurements taken along the western edge of the Atlantic could act as an early warning system for long-term climate changes.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

The longshoremen’s victory launched the modern labor movement in the western United States, in which workers have the right by law to form unions and bargain with employers.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell