westbound

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The traffic tailbacks also extended onto the N7 westbound from the M50.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 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

Two agents started chasing the man who’d tossed it westbound down 26th St. I tried to follow, but then heard an explosion from behind me.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

“There’s an Amtrack station half a mile that way. According to Gladiola, the westbound train leaves at noon.”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan