western

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Schools in the western region of the district:

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Her coverage includes the politics of Arizona and western states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The team studied nearly 2,500 mtDNA genomes from Aboriginal Australians, New Guineans, and populations across Southeast Asia and the western Pacific.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

According to an X post by journalist Barak Ravid of the news site Axios, citing a US official, the US carried out "strikes on military targets" on the island located off Iran's western coast.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 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