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The scientists analyzed more than 3,000 bones collected in northeastern Wyoming.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Syrskiy, meanwhile, said he had visited the northeastern front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The new restaurant, located in the northeastern state of Nuevo León near the Texas border, serves as an "important proof-of-concept" the company said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The glassy-winged sharpshooter is a large leafhopper native to certain parts of North America, including northeastern Mexico, but invasive in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
I was born in Narewka, a rural village in northeastern Poland, near Białystok, not far from the border with Belarus.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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