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westbound

[west-bound] / ˈwɛstˌbaʊnd /


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On a recent westbound journey from Chicago on Route 66, I started seeing them almost immediately.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Prosecutors at Reading Crown Court said any competent driver should still have avoided the Micra as it stood stranded on the M4 westbound between junctions 11 and 12.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Since March 16 "anything heading westbound has been shadow fleet, gas carriers or tankers... they absolutely dominate the traffic going through," Diakun told the Lloyds briefing.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

“There has been a drastic decrease in product tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz in both westbound and eastbound directions,” Loick Buisson says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

On November 15, while she was waiting for the westbound ten-thirty-two, she was astonished to see two ambulances cross the railroad tracks and turn toward the Clutter property.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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