eastern

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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

A day earlier, it also hit the eastern Bekaa Valley, where Hezbollah has a strong presence and part of its arsenal is located.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

In a sprawling office in Hefei, the eastern Chinese electric vehicle hub, hundreds of employees and several robotic arms sat refining software developed jointly by German behemoth Volkswagen and Chinese EV maker XPeng.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

There’s also a slight chance of showers over the eastern San Gabriel Mountains on Thursday morning and afternoon, according to the forecast.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Her brother had gone out to Montana himself and assured her this was the text any homesteader must have for farming in eastern prairie country.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson