western

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Geological Survey has identified the Big Sur coastline as one of the most landslide-prone areas in the western United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Satrapi told the Guardian in 2024 that Persepolis was about making western readers reflect on the humanity of Iranian people, and to realise: "Oh, they're actually human beings like us".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

A few days later, from June 11 through June 15, Mercury joins Venus and Jupiter low in the western sky, creating an eye-catching lineup of three planets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

On Friday, a western disturbance finally brought dust storms and rain.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“We call Spanish a romance language, Kojo, because it, like Portuguese, French, Italian, and Romanian, originated from Latin, the language spoken in the western Roman Empire.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein