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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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The U.A.E. has managed to steer much of its oil around the blockage in Hormuz by piping it across the desert to its eastern coast on the Gulf of Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

And recently it has paused ambulance services in Sloviansk, a major city in eastern Ukraine.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

At 11:57 that night, the eastern portion of the dam gave way.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Another video showed a journalist being chased by a crowd in the eastern city of Patna.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

He stood up and went to Nali, who was standing on the eastern edge of the cornfield, praying.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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