eastward

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This sharp temperature contrast resulted in a strengthening jet stream - strong winds high in the atmosphere which travels eastward into the North Atlantic.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The US State Department urged Americans to leave all of the Middle East from Egypt eastward.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

The storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain to parts of the South on Friday and then spread eastward over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Germany has been passing new laws, striking agreements with neighboring countries and reinforcing bridges and railways, he said, all to allow the movement of troops, ammunition and hardware eastward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Smokes were pouring from it, and while those that rose into the upper air trailed away eastward, great rolling clouds floated down its sides and spread over the land.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien