the Mideast

noun

: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea : the Near East

Examples of the Mideast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For the week, its worst in more than a year, WTI dropped 8.4% as supply concerns over slower China economic growth and record U.S. oil production overshadowed the simmering tensions in the Mideast. —

Zev Fima, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024 His immediate concern is that the world has shifted its eyes to the conflict in the Mideast. —

Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2024 The move left Lebanon and much of the Mideast in shock as Israeli officials celebrated major military and intelligence breakthroughs. —

Kareem Chehayeb, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2024 What happens if the wall of worry, abnormally high because of the Mideast tensions as well as the presidential election, is a dodge? —

Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Mideast

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