eastward

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Because those winds move eastward in the direction of the planet's rotation, they heat the evening region more strongly.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

But under the big open skies and cramped spaces of their eastward journey in a faulty car, traveling between what we glean is a tough past and a hoped-for future, we know something’s off.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Thursday will also see a spell of rain spreading south eastward across the UK before it clears away from the south-east later in the day.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

From Friday evening through early Monday, Winter Storm Fern is expected to move eastward from Texas through the Northeast, snarling traffic, grounding planes, and delaying deliveries.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

But I couldn't tell whether we were drifting toward them or eastward into the vast Bering Sea.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell