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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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On Tuesday, Hunt Oil, another U.S. wildcatter with a long history of working in far-off jurisdictions, signed a production-sharing agreement with Venezuela to help pump oil from two fields on the country’s eastern flank.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Ahead of Pacific Coast’s move into Venezuela, Fiyaz and a group of company executives in April made visits to PetroDelta offices in the eastern oil hub of Maturin, according to people familiar with the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The Met Office warnings will come into force across northern England, Northern Ireland and eastern Scotland later in the day on Wednesday.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

A huge area has been blanketed by a thick plume of yellowish smoke, with fumes detected as far as eastern France, where authorities issued an air-pollution alert.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

There was too much promised of eastern Montana.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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