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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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This work became part of a larger project, led by Professor David Reich and Dr Iñigo Olalde at Harvard University, involving geneticists and archaeologists from across western Europe.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

The state continues to see an unprecedented uptick in poisonings and deaths associated with death cap, or Amanita phalloides; and western destroying angel, Amanita ocreata, mushrooms, according to the California Department of Public Health.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

I arranged to meet Samuel Plá Benitez of Lynxperience for a three-day search in Extremadura, a western rural region of Spain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

He was found to have been staying near his hometown of Castelvetrano in western Sicily, his fugitive lifestyle facilitated by his sister and close confidantes.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

It was late afternoon now, and the sun was a vivid orange—nearly red—as it began to sink lower in the western sky.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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