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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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Access to Man Maw and information about its operations is highly restricted by the ethnic minority army which controls it in the eastern state of Wa, which borders China.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

The coldest locations, including parts of eastern inland Scotland and north-east England, will see temperatures range from 5 to 8C.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Almost every week this summer brought new reports of drone incursions over the alliance’s eastern frontier—the airspace over which is now a front line.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Check out: Tioga Road, which connects the park’s high country to Interstate 395 and the eastern Sierra, closes with the first heavy snowfall, usually in November.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

As the sun climbed the eastern sky, I gathered with the others in the tahara house’s washing room.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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