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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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The first occurred in 2007–2008 in Uganda’s western, hilly district of Bundibugyo, for which the strain was named, resulting in 131 cases and 42 deaths.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Aug. 14 through 16: Venus reaches its greatest eastern elongation and glows low in the western sky after sunset.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

A large area of low pressure crossing the UK has already brought areas of heavy and thundery rain to many northern and some western parts of the UK over the last few days.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

This was particularly the case in western Altadena, where alerts came hours after the blaze started and almost all of the Eaton fire’s 19 deaths took place.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The Germans had now been pushed back over the entire western border of the USSR.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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