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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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If Myanmar was invited back to ASEAN, it would open "a pathway for normalisation of relations with others, including western countries that have remained opposed to the military regime", said Myanmar specialist Morgan Michaels.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Aug. 14 through 16: Venus reaches its greatest eastern elongation and glows low in the western sky after sunset.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

This was particularly the case in western Altadena, where alerts came hours after the blaze started and almost all of the Eaton fire’s 19 deaths took place.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Last week, levels were measured in Cologne in western Germany and in Lobith, where the Rhine crosses from Germany into the Netherlands, that were lower than at any point since records began.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Most of the western Soviet Union was in German hands, but its largest cities still hadn’t fallen, and the Red Army was still fighting.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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