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westward

adjective as in western

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The United States in particular tied its burgeoning national identity and westward expansion to the settlement and acquisition of cattle-ranching lands.

From Salon

Also known as Free Beach, Westward got a mention in our guide alongside Point Dume State Beach.

If we look at the role that sheriffs play as the U.S. expands westward, they again played a central role in assuring that some groups of people — particularly white people and white people with access to property — have the ability to retain their power.

From Salon

"As the U.S. expanded westward, sheriffs played a central role in assuring that some groups of people — particularly white people and white people with access to property — had the ability to retain their power."

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References to John can be found in some of his brother's works, such as in The Character of the Happy Warrior, Stepping Westward and Elegiac Stanzas.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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