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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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The latest discovery came Sunday at Boulder Beach on the western part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada, according to national park officials.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

German pensioner Petra Mertens did not hesitate when ordered to evacuate her home in the sleepy western border town of Monschau as an enormous fire advanced from neighbouring Belgium.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

The EU's climate monitoring service Copernicus has confirmed that western Europe experienced its hottest June-to-July period on record.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The U.S. is currently moving its last aircraft carrier task force out of the western Pacific to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln that is coming home after an extended deployment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

They also rejected plans to limit slavery in the new western territories as they gradually became states.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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