westward

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The strait itself is roughly 21 miles wide at its narrowest point, but ships actually track along two deep channels—one westward into the Gulf and one out—that are each only about 2 miles wide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The market is due to see a rolling supply disruption unfolding “sequentially rather than simultaneously” — moving westward, “dictated by shipping times and buffered unevenly by regional inventories.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

The Saudis have a pipeline system with a capacity of about seven million barrels a day that goes westward from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Observers said this was aimed at allowing Israel to shift the Yellow Line westward.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Away to their right a great shoulder of the mountains stood out, dark and black amid the shadows, thrusting westward.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien