eastern

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She was a retired former post office worker living in one of the poorest districts in the country near Hungary’s eastern border with Romania.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Lebanon, a tiny country measuring just 4,000 square miles on the eastern Mediterranean, has a population of around 5.8 million and officially recognises 18 religious sects.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Voting to elect a new state government will take place later this month in this eastern Indian state.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Schools in the eastern region of the district:

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 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