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Growing up in a small city in Gansu province in northwestern China, he got good grades, but his parents, both doctors, seemed to always expect higher test scores, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
In April, another deal was signed with an ExxonMobil-led consortium for exploratory drilling in the northwestern Ionian Sea set to begin in 2027.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Passengers and crew overpowered the attacker and retook control of the Flydubai aircraft, landing it safely at an airport in Tabuk, northwestern Saudi Arabia, with more than 170 people on board.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The species is native to parts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico and is particularly important as a structural pest in California.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
After corresponding with the heads of several colleges, he decided to attend Williams College, a small, all-male school in the hills of northwestern Massachusetts.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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