east

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In retrospect, crossing to the “other side,” as it was called, had turned out to be the lucky—or, at least, less unlucky—choice for the approximately 300,000 Polish Jews who had headed east.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

By the time it reaches the Pacific Crest Trail crossing 12 miles east of Julian, travelers have already descended nearly 2,000 feet.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Addis has been looking to its neighbor and on-again, off-again enemy, Eritrea, a small pariah state to the east with a relatively long Red Sea coastline.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

She was shunned by her neighbours in the east African country of Malawi, who blamed her for what Rachael was doing.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“The east room was not finished,” he recalled many years later.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis