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[west-werd] / ˈwɛst wərd /


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“Fantasy Westward Journey,” a 20-year-old franchise, hit all-time high revenue on both mobile and PC in 1Q, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

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.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024

Westward expansion is an immensely complicated situation that, for the past year, had laid like permafrost across the Big Ten landscape.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023

“Oh, oh, I know, maybe make a time line? Like the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Louisiana Purchase, and Westward Expansion.”

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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