east
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The development pocket landed on California’s distressed insurance market list because it falls within Placer County, which stretches 65 miles east into the severe fire zones of the rugged Sierra Nevada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Runners gathered in South Africa to pay tribute to Elizabeth Moselakgomo after her body was found east of Johannesburg.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Back in 2019, following attacks on oil-processing facilities in its east, the kingdom surprised the world and restored its production within days.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
In January, the company moved its North American headquarters about 15 miles east to Nutley from Parsippany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Germany could then shift its forces to the east, avoiding a lengthy war on two fronts.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
