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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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In the western city of Rennes, more than 20 pupils gathered outside the Montaigne lycee, one clutching a sign that read "Not enough teachers", but staff allowed other students into their classrooms.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

But the western blacklegged tick, known as the deer tick in most of the country, is common in the state’s chaparral, grasslands and woods, and can transmit Lyme disease, babesiosis and other pathogens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

An investment in a firm that recovers “salmon gold” from abandoned mines in western Canada and Alaska promises to add traceable metal meanwhile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The bridge is one of the main transport arteries across the Dnipro River dividing western and eastern parts of Kyiv.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The moon hung low on the western horizon when Nathan and Pond made their way back.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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