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

When I asked someone in the church about it, they explained that where the western Catholic church excluded figures of other races from its iconography, Salvador refused.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Torrential rain filled rivers in western and eastern Japan including in the Tokyo area, with the Japan Meteorological Agency issuing flood warnings for regions including densely populated Aichi prefecture in central Japan and Tokyo.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Drones were downed over Belgorod, Kursk and other western regions, as well as near Moscow and over the Sea of Azov, officials added.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Jefferson, it must be remembered, had proposed the abolition of slavery in all the western territories.

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