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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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Aleema Khanum was detained in the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday afternoon, PTI officials said, calling it an "illegal detention".

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Hanna's father is believed to be detained, with the others arrested on 18 and 19 September 2001, in the remote, hostile and highly secretive prison known as Ela-Ero, located in eastern lowlands north-east of Asmara.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

The group aims to have over 3,000 Sinsay stores by the end of the year, located mainly across eastern Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

It formed near the Moon's eastern edge sometime between April 11 and May 22, 2024, when an asteroid or comet roughly the size of a three- to six-story building struck the surface.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Centuries later, Periclymenus’s descendants had served in the eastern Roman legions.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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