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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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Arizona’s 6th Congressional District is anchored in eastern Tucson and its suburbs, sprawling north toward Phoenix, east to New Mexico and south all the way to the U.S.-Mexico border.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Though the UK will remain largely dry under high pressure, the east or northeast wind could introduce a few showers to eastern and southern coastal counties.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Several years ago, the 55-year-old, who lives in eastern Oklahoma, noticed that her trips to the Dollar General DG 1.70%increase; up pointing triangle kept costing more than she had added up in her head.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Compared with neighboring areas such as Iberia in south-western Europe or Athens in the eastern Mediterranean, archaeological evidence was often fragmentary.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

There were richly carved boxes which opened only under a full moon, and teapots that never grew cold, made from fire clay forged in the eastern islands.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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