western

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Within days, Zelenskyy extended similar agreements to the UAE and Qatar, sweeping the western shore of the Persian Gulf in a single diplomatic sprint.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Elsewhere, police dismantled a makeshift barrier erected by protesters blockading western Galway docks.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

It has investments in storage tanks and gas stations, power plants, refiners and oil fields in the U.S. and western Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Yet it’s pretty good as the centerpiece of an overnight road trip probing small towns and back roads of the western San Joaquin Valley and eastern San Luis Obispo County.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

As for the western territories, Wilson was certain that Congress “would never allow slaves in any of the new states.”

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