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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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Gulf of Oman ship-to-ship activity has surged to record levels, while capacity constraints could force more transfers toward western India or Malaysia, Kpler said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

This will become more substantial by Wednesday, stretching across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and western areas of England, as high pressure is nudged a bit further east.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

A University of California patent application filed in April 2025 and published in October 2025 describes adding alpha pinene or beta pinene to localized insecticide injections for western drywood termites.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

Pakistan and Bangladesh were once the western and eastern wings of a single country, created by the violent partition of British-ruled India in 1947.

From Barron's

On the western edge of our rez, I pull into Beaulieu’s Gas and Café and smack the dashboard of the van.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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