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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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A rare eastern imperial eagle has been rescued from animal traffickers and released back into the wild in Serbia after months in captivity.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

At 11:57 that night, the eastern portion of the dam gave way.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Its forces have made small and hard-won gains in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, where they are inching closer to the most important cities still under Ukrainian control there, Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

A 31-foot predator that once hunted dinosaurs across what is now the eastern United States has been reconstructed in scientifically accurate, life-size form for the first time.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

A faint light marked the eastern horizon, and the shoreline seemed very far away.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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