Near Eastern
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Its Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, which includes Iran, shed scores of career officials last year, many of them replaced by greener subordinates or political appointees.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
"We are Near Eastern archaeologists. So that is our work. That is like a musician who can no longer play an instrument," she told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Of the 600,000 or so Iranians living in the U.S., about half are in California, according to the Iranian Diaspora Dashboard produced by UCLA’s Center of Near Eastern Studies.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026
He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University and a master’s in journalism and Near Eastern studies from New York University.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
That early date is suspiciously close to dates for the arrival of Near Eastern ironworking techniques in Carthage, on the North African coast.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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