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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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A 50-year-old man in an isolation ward in western Uganda was showing Ebola-like symptoms on Tuesday, including bleeding from the mouth, the local district health department reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Based on her hit 2018 stage play of the same name, Harris’ film is a road movie meeting a spaghetti western, with a dash of “Set It Off” gone Tarantino.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The winter brought unprecedented warmth across the western United States.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

After a bright start on Saturday, cloud increases from the west with some rain in Northern Ireland and western areas of England and Wales.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

As the Allied forces moved through western Europe following the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the Soviets moved on the Germans in Belorussia, bringing another wave of desperate combat for the 125th.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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