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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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Check out: Tioga Road, which connects the park’s high country to Interstate 395 and the eastern Sierra, closes with the first heavy snowfall, usually in November.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Texas-based Greenland Energy intends to spend about $60 million on exploring sites on the Jameson Land peninsula in eastern Greenland, alongside British mining company 80 Mile.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

The Russian side told the Americans that Moscow was "confident" it could achieve its military goals of seizing the rest of eastern Ukraine, Ushakov added.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

El Niño typically enhances hurricane activity in the eastern and central Pacific because of the warm ocean temperatures it brings to that part of the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Riding to victory on these votes, the Irish politicians filled city jobs—policemen, firemen—with their fellow Irishmen, who in turn watched protectively over the Irish and eastern European communities.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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