eastern

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The previous humpback travel record was held by a whale that swam more than 13,000 km from Colombia's Pacific coast to Zanzibar off eastern Africa.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Overnight, fire activity continued around the eastern edge of the fire and began spotting near Sequoia Avenue, according to Andrew Dowd, spokesperson for the Ventura County Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The 51 cases confirmed in DR Congo are in its eastern Ituri province - the epicentre of the outbreak - and the North Kivu province.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

A project that might be more feasible to expand is the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline, which carries oil primarily from eastern Russia to China and Russia’s Kozmino port, a terminal near Vladivostok.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Some of the scales that sound "exotic" to the Western ear are taken from the musical traditions of eastern Europe, the Middle East, and western Asia.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones