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eastward

[eest-werd] / ˈist wərd /
ADJECTIVE
eastern
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But under the big open skies and cramped spaces of their eastward journey in a faulty car, traveling between what we glean is a tough past and a hoped-for future, we know something’s off.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

It has been caused by a large area of high pressure being stuck across Scandinavia and acting like a road-block preventing weather systems from moving eastward as we'd normally see.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

From Friday evening through early Monday, Winter Storm Fern is expected to move eastward from Texas through the Northeast, snarling traffic, grounding planes, and delaying deliveries.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 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

The sky cleared and the oppression lifted as the thunder moved away eastward.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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