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westward

adjective as in western

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He set up a national system for reporting the weather, established international exchanges of research, and supported explorations of territories unveiled by the westward expansion.

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Wind speeds are expected to gradually weaken as the storm moves westwards over land but rain will be torrential and slow-moving across the region for several more days.

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Lane 3 will be closed both eastwards and westwards while this goes on.

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He pulled a couple of windsurfing boards from the back of a pickup and began explaining the finer points of a northward versus a westward wind.

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Faced with an unappealing stadium lease and dwindling prospects in St. Louis, the Rams turned their attention westward, toward their Los Angeles roots.

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