western

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Since the start of the Iran war in late February, staff at a maritime security centre in western France have been helping merchant ships trapped in the Gulf.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Durazo serves in Sacramento representing the 26th Senate District that overlaps with some western parts of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

He said the port could serve a niche, particularly for stockpiling and delivering strategic minerals mined in western Canada.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Instead they encountered Hawikku, an adobe pueblo in what is now western New Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

“Two species of Hemiptera, or ‘true bugs’—Neacoryphus rubicollis AND Piesma brachiale—plus the leg of a rainbow grasshopper, all of which are endemic to the western United States, not Ohio.”

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