westward
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Eaton fire officials have continued to say they were not aware the fire was moving west, but FireGuard maps provided in the report show the blaze beginning to shift westward as early as 9 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Or with arcane historical trivia, like the magazine capacity of the air rifle Lewis and Clark took on their westward expedition in the early 1800s.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
"If several of those cables were cut simultaneously, either accidentally or deliberately, a bulk of India's westward bandwidth to West Asia, Africa and Europe would be impacted."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Turning her eyes westward, she became a student of the avant-garde flourishing in Europe and America, and began creating abstract works that quickly gained attention at home and abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
So I went on westward and turned back no more.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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