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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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Somehow they hitchhiked to find a rental car and drove cross-country to Warren Wilson College in western North Carolina, where I still live and teach environmental education.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Known for both his film and television work, Carradine made his debut in a 1971 episode of the long-running western “Bonanza.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

More than 2,000 people were also evacuated from the village of Gey in western Germany after a forest fire spread towards a village near the Belgian border.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The Almaraz plant in the western region of Extremadura was slated to close in 2028 as part of the government's plan to shut all nuclear reactors by 2035 and bet heavily on renewables.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Jefferson, it must be remembered, had proposed the abolition of slavery in all the western territories.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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