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east

[eest] / ist /
ADJECTIVE
situated to the east
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
west


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Australian company Ocius has been operating the Bluebottle fleet from a military base in Darwin in northern Australia, and opened an east coast factory in Sydney on Friday as it ramps up production.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The island connects on its east end to Long Beach via the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Tse says it takes about 15 days for a cargo ship to get from Shenzhen to the US west coast, and 25 to 30 days to the east coast.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The Tuesday attack saw three aerial drones strike the deck and side of the Malta-flagged Chelsea 3, some 18 nautical miles east of the Bulgarian shoreline, Radev said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Windows wrapped around the entire room, giving it a 360-degree panoramic vista that stretched from the North Sea in the east to the sun setting over the highlands in the west.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti


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