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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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Turkey strongly backed the Tripoli-based government during years of conflict in Libya, but ties with eastern authorities have warmed significantly in recent years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Eni’s Cronos project off the island in the eastern Mediterranean lays the foundation for future drilling in the region, the company’s chief operating officer, Guido Brusco, said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

El Niño is a climate pattern that occurs when temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean — essentially west of Peru — become warmer than normal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Ugandan officials had previously said the patient in Nigeria had travelled to eastern DR Congo, only transiting through Uganda.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

As the sun climbed the eastern sky, I gathered with the others in the tahara house’s washing room.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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