the Middle East
noun
: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea : the Near East
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Eventually, more than two years after his return from the Middle East, the call came.
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Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, where the tensions hit much closer to home, have also risen, as have Asia-Pacific stocks.
—Chloe Taylor,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
Marc Champion is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Europe, Russia and the Middle East.
—Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
The state has more unicorns than several European countries, more than all of the Middle East, excluding Israel, and more than the continent of Africa, according to a map maintained by Startup Blink.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, where the tensions hit much closer to home, have also risen, as have Asia-Pacific stocks.
—Chloe Taylor,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
Marc Champion is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Europe, Russia and the Middle East.
—Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 15 Jan. 2026
The state has more unicorns than several European countries, more than all of the Middle East, excluding Israel, and more than the continent of Africa, according to a map maintained by Startup Blink.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
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“The Middle East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Middle%20East. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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