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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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The eastern European country of 19 million has been struggling for months with the highest inflation in the European Union and a political crisis with no end in sight.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Meanwhile Ukrainian authorities have begun evacuating some residents in Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, the biggest cities still under full Ukrainian control in the eastern Donbas region.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Near her home in eastern Denmark, the aspiring lepidopterist has an early victory when she spots a small tortoiseshell butterfly, “brick red, with cream and black spots.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

On Thursday, 120 taxi drivers in the eastern province of Kerman protested a cut in their allocation of subsidized fuel, according to the Union of Truckers and Drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

“It sounds like his flock takes the eastern flyways. They’d never come this far west.”

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown




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