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Agung

American  
[ah-goong] / ˈɑ gʊŋ /

noun

  1. a volcano on NE Bali, in Indonesia: erupted 1963. 10,300 feet (3,139 meters).


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Deputy Finance Minister Juda Agung told AFP this week the government would not abandon its target despite the high social spending that underpins it.

From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026

Mount Agung, the highest point on the island, is believed by Hindus to be the home of the gods.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2023

Warnings to evacuate are normally relayed by the national disaster mitigation agency, such as in 2017 when it ordered 100,000 people living near Bali's rumbling Mt Agung to immediately leave the danger zone.

From Reuters ● Dec. 10, 2021

We could see over to Mount Agung, towering over the landscape to the southeast.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2020

I saw a house about twenty miles up Manna River, belonging to Dupati Bandar Agung, the roof of which was of fifty years standing.

From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by William Marsden

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