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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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Such missiles can also be launched from land, with tests typically carried out in western China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

The western Pacific region is particularly prone to tropical cyclones.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

To understand why this happened, researchers traveled to the western Pacific aboard the research vessel Chikyu.

From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026

Tulloss, the group’s western regional director, said he was also hearing concerns from Black residents and their religious leaders about the potential for weakening Black voting representation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

Churchill was a tiny town in northeast Canada, a thousand kilometers south of the Arctic Circle on the western side of Hudson Bay.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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