eastward

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As the storm tracked eastward into the western Mediterranean, it drew up warm southerly winds from North Africa, lifting fine Saharan dust high into the atmosphere.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The State Department urged Americans in all of the Middle East from Egypt eastward to leave for their own safety.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain to parts of the South on Friday and then spread eastward over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Germany has been passing new laws, striking agreements with neighboring countries and reinforcing bridges and railways, he said, all to allow the movement of troops, ammunition and hardware eastward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

He went on again, but his uneasiness grew, and every now and again he stood up to his full height, craning his neck eastward and southward.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien