West Africa.
Western Australia.
Marine Insurance. with average.
Washington (state)
Western Australia
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This time, farmers in WA first began reporting plague-like numbers of mice in March, with their neighbours in South Australia following suit shortly after.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Taxonomists identified the collected specimens, which are now stored permanently in the WA Museum's Collection and Research Facility to support future research.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Much as “Romneycare” gave rise to the Affordable Care Act, WA Cares could finally catalyze a mandatory, universal long-term-care program at the federal level.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
“Our WA Parish facility ran in 2025 within its permitted limits,” an NRG spokesman said, noting that emissions at all facilities fluctuate based on how often they operate and fuel variations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
It’s pretty clear which direction Annabelle Agnelli needs to go, though, because it is definitely not WA 27.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
At long last, it is the turn of the Paralympics to bid 'konnichi wa' to Tokyo.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2021
His mother lay ower her castle wa', And she beheld baith dale and down; And she beheld young Leesome Brand,75 As he came riding to the town.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
She ’memba dan’lin you on her knee, when you wa’ bit piccaninny, not bigger dan a ’possum.
From The Yellow Chief by Reid, Mayne
Weel brook ye o' your brown brown bride, Between ye and the wa'; And sae will I o' my winding sheet, That suits me best ava.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various
“When my uncle go make wa’, he laugh,” said Tembinok’.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
THOMPSONS, Texas—One of the fastest-growing counties in the nation is also home to one of its biggest coal-fired power plants: the W.A.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
“If China gives a concession to Sri Lanka, it will have to give the same concession to other borrowers,” said economist W.A.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2022
After his initial resistance, President Rajapaksa said last month that the government would seek assistance from the International Monetary Fund, but any financial prop would take several months at least to execute, said W.A.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
He’s 56 now, and when he delivered his pitch for W.A.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021
Chase, the agent of the Water Power Company, and houses with all the appointments of elegance and luxury are owned by Messrs. Whiting, Dillon, Farr, Metcalf, Mackintosh, W.A.
From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 5 by Various
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