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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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The airport in North Kivu's provincial capital Goma, which once helped funnel urgently needed aid into the eastern DRC by air, has been shut since the M23 seized the city in January 2025.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Malembe said the crowd did not believe the virus, which has so far killed more than 130 in eastern DR Congo, was real.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

At the Missouri River, a ferry operator took the Fords across, then—with the Shawmut waiting on the eastern bank—mysteriously declared his propeller broken and shut down service.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But the case involved a "person coming from Kisangani", a major city in the eastern Tshopo province where no Ebola infections from the current outbreak have so far been recorded.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The eastern sky was growing brighter, and the last few stars were fading fast.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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