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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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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

Access to Man Maw and information about its operations is highly restricted by the ethnic minority army which controls it in the eastern state of Wa, which borders China.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

El Niño makes a more active hurricane season in the eastern Pacific more likely.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Five baby orangutans have been found in a forest in India's eastern state of Odisha, far from their natural habitat, prompting an investigation into how they got there.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

For the first time in his life, they weren’t just a distant darkness on the eastern horizon.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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