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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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"Kashmir is real paradise. I will keep coming every year for as long as I have the strength to work," Sarwar, from the eastern state of Bihar, told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 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

These neighbouring cities are the biggest still under full Ukrainian control in the eastern Donbas region.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 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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