westward
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In Long Beach, with less than two hours before high tide, workers on the Peninsula raced early Sunday morning to build a sand berm stretching westward from 62nd Place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 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
In a joint exhibition titled “A Nation of Artists,” they explore the subject using similar themes—like labor, westward expansion and global exchange—but different approaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
"What I expect, as we start inching westward, is we're going to see more and more of them."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Three of the servants of Sauron were upon the Bridge, but they withdrew and I pursued them westward.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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