eastern
Example Sentences
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The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa's latest gold fever.
From Barron's
This evidence suggests the boat may have been constructed in one of those eastern regions.
From Science Daily
The M23 rebel group that one year ago seized Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city, has tried to establish itself as the prevailing government in the area and consolidate control.
Temperatures are expected to drop below freezing overnight in parts of eastern Scotland and north-east England - with the warning in place from Sunday 20:00 GMT to 10:00 GMT Monday.
From BBC
In the eastern U.S., residents have been suffering through one of the most frigid seasons in recent memory.
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