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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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British investigators are probing whether Iran or an Islamist group was behind a foiled attack on the RAF Fairford air base in western England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

However, the bulk of the rain will fall in Scotland, Northern Ireland and western parts of England and Wales, with no significant or useful forecast further south and east.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

To investigate how the circulation has changed over time, the researchers examined long term observations from four ocean monitoring arrays positioned along the western edge of the North Atlantic.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

They also said that Sandals resorts are largely in the eastern Caribbean, where Royal Caribbean already has a presence, and that the deal wouldn’t help the cruise line expand its business in the western Caribbean.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The Philippines is an archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean consisting of more than seven thousand islands, many of them uninhabited.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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