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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Stringer | Reuters A tanker was struck by three unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, stoking worries that the Middle East conflict could once again escalate. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 As the Middle East analysts Shira Efron and Danny Citrinowicz have argued in Foreign Affairs, the attempts by Syria’s new government to counter those operations could result in Israel and Syria becoming lasting adversaries. — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026 But then, in the eighties, Gabe returns from a reporting trip to the Middle East having taken up with a much younger woman. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Asian diesel exports to Africa have soared to a multi-year high as the war in the Middle East continues to roil global energy markets. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Middle East

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“The Middle East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Middle%20East. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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