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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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In January 2025 the conflict got worse when the M23 seized parts of eastern DR Congo, including Goma and two airports.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Mugisha Godfrey, an artisanal miner from Busia in eastern Uganda, travelled to Cheporor after hearing about the discovery from a friend.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

On Tuesday, Hunt Oil, another U.S. wildcatter with a long history of working in far-off jurisdictions, signed a production-sharing agreement with Venezuela to help pump oil from two fields on the country’s eastern flank.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

They are part of a government strategy that has seen much of the digital infrastructure for breakneck AI development across China's eastern seaboard established in the country's less populated, rural west.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Her article in the high school paper has hit it big in eastern Washington.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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