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eastern

[ee-stern] / ˈi stərn /
ADJECTIVE
concerning the direction to the east
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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

But in late March 2026 - after one of the wettest winters since 1836 - the Environment Agency confirmed that eastern England the last region still in 'recovery' to 'normal' conditions.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Their work focuses on sedimentary rocks from the Appalachian basin in the eastern United States.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

The roughly 1,000-mile-long pipeline began operations in 1950, connecting oilfields of eastern Saudi Arabia to the port of Sidon in Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Either way, it was all just back and forth, selling eastern goods in the West, and western goods in the East.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri