eastern
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The eastern European country of 19 million has been struggling for months with the highest inflation in the European Union and a political crisis with no end in sight.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Meanwhile Ukrainian authorities have begun evacuating some residents in Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, the biggest cities still under full Ukrainian control in the eastern Donbas region.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Near her home in eastern Denmark, the aspiring lepidopterist has an early victory when she spots a small tortoiseshell butterfly, “brick red, with cream and black spots.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
On Thursday, 120 taxi drivers in the eastern province of Kerman protested a cut in their allocation of subsidized fuel, according to the Union of Truckers and Drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“It sounds like his flock takes the eastern flyways. They’d never come this far west.”
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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