western

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Tyler and Cora steady a western redbud sapling as Atticus holds up a bag of soil and Eliza shovels out the fragrant earth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The man, 35, was arrested and charged on Wednesday after police raided his home in Sydney's western suburbs and seized a camera, handcuffs and electronic devices.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

A 50-year-old man in an isolation ward in western Uganda was showing Ebola-like symptoms on Tuesday, including bleeding from the mouth, the local district health department reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Based on her hit 2018 stage play of the same name, Harris’ film is a road movie meeting a spaghetti western, with a dash of “Set It Off” gone Tarantino.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

In 1784 Jefferson also proposed a bill in the federal Congress prohibiting slavery in all the western territories; it failed to pass by a single vote.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis