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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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In our senior year at a college in eastern L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The eastern face of the more than 60-meter-tall Menkaure pyramid has long puzzled researchers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Workers load tonnes of rare earth minerals into bags ready for shipping at a refinery in eastern Malaysia, fuelling the global pushback against China's grip on the critical sector.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Shares of the railroad operator, whose rail lines crisscross much of the eastern U.S., were up around 7% after hours on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

By the next morning, East German and Russian technicians had pushed all the way through to the eastern end of the tunnel itself.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau