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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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The Pentagon cancels a brigade deployment to NATO’s eastern front.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

A case has been reported in Goma, a major city in eastern DRC under the control of the Rwanda-backed M23 anti-governmental group since early last year.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

However, in 2021, the government said it was cancelling the eastern leg going to Leeds.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

On the other hand, since the contest expanded to the eastern part of the continent in the 2000s, Eurovision has served as a catalyst for European integration, said University of Glasgow expert Paul Jordan.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

With the Marine Jungschar, the naval branch of the Hitler Youth, Herbert boated on the waters in Tetlow Park in eastern Berlin.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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