Middle Eastern
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The answer depends on a different Middle Eastern country: Iran.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
U.S. presidents have long sought to prevent Middle Eastern countries from acquiring technologies that could be used to build weapons of mass destruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Middle Eastern crude is mostly what traders call medium sour grade, and before the war most of it found its way to refineries in Asia.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
With Iran trying to sell oil at close to the international oil benchmark and above some other Middle Eastern producers, buyers are waiting for Tehran to cut its prices again, Reed said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
On the one hand, knowing that these two police officers had not purposely hunted and arrested a man because he was Middle Eastern gave them some comfort.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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