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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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As this year's harvest season entered full swing, a winery in western Ukraine had an additional task to oversee: installing solar panels to help it weather blackouts caused by Russian military strikes.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen, born in the early 1980s, were adopted from two different orphanages in the western Indian city of Mumbai within months of their birth.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Anthropologists have documented the Gogodala people of western Papua New Guinea singing Hebrew songs and hoisting the flag of Israel at tribal ceremonies.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

In Arak, an industrial hub in western Iran, dozens lined up Monday in front of the governor’s office and said they could no longer make ends meet.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Growing more desperate, he ventured into the western wing of the temple, where Brothers of the Order slept.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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