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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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In a sprawling office in Hefei, the eastern Chinese electric vehicle hub, hundreds of employees and several robotic arms sat refining software developed jointly by German behemoth Volkswagen and Chinese EV maker XPeng.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

There’s also a slight chance of showers over the eastern San Gabriel Mountains on Thursday morning and afternoon, according to the forecast.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

And, on the eastern edge of Michigan, St. Clair County adopted a novel public health regulation last year that set limits on solar development and battery storage.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

In a studio in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, Shao Zhikun leads a team of 60 AI-drama producers whose workflow, he says, feels less like filmmaking and more like playing the lottery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Many of the newer immigrants from eastern European countries like Poland and Lithuania were relegated to the ramshackle houses just west of the Union Stock Yard in the neighborhood aptly called Back of the Yards.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield