eastward

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As the storm tracked eastward into the western Mediterranean, it drew up warm southerly winds from North Africa, lifting fine Saharan dust high into the atmosphere.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The US State Department urged Americans to leave all of the Middle East from Egypt eastward.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

The storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain to parts of the South on Friday and then spread eastward over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026

Germany has been passing new laws, striking agreements with neighboring countries and reinforcing bridges and railways, he said, all to allow the movement of troops, ammunition and hardware eastward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Suddenly he was aware that two black specks were moving slowly along it, going westward; and looking again he saw that three others were creeping eastward to meet them.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien