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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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Were they part of a larger web of hominin species living across eastern Africa?

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

With the extra heat in the eastern Pacific, the biggest impact of El Niño is boosting global average temperature, typically by 0.2C.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

During La Niña, the sea surface temperatures of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean cool — the opposite of the El Niño trend.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Etihad Rail Freight recently moved hundreds of Nissans from Fujairah, on the U.A.E.’s eastern coast, to Abu Dhabi, which is on the Persian Gulf, marking the country’s first vehicle transport by train.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Her article in the high school paper has hit it big in eastern Washington.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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