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Asia

[ey-zhuh, ey-shuh] / ˈeɪ ʒə, ˈeɪ ʃə /
NOUN
a continent in the east
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Known as deer keds, these biting flies are found throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Regional climate centres are predicting "below-normal" rainfall during the critical June-September rainy season in the northern Greater Horn of Africa; below-average monsoon rainfall in south Asia; and drier and warmer summer conditions in central America.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

It has more than 7,000 shops across Asia.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Today’s crisis has hit Asia hardest, due to its heavy dependence on oil and gas from the Gulf, and leading to shortfalls in supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

In the Americas, European colonizers used strategies they had used in Ireland, Africa, and Asia.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz



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