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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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Driving north from Melides toward the town of Comporta, through the western reaches of Portugal’s Alentejo region, I passed expansive rice fields, forests of umbrella pines and clusters of whitewashed homes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

She has asked to watch the appeal by live video link from her prison, the maximum-security Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Melbourne's western suburbs.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

The USS George Washington, the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is being pulled from the western Pacific and sent toward the Middle East to replace the Lincoln.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Trump is the only western leader to have met Kim, which happened during the US president's first term.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

“He lives on the western side of the planet.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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