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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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These towering cliffs may have reached roughly a kilometer in height and extended for thousands of kilometers along western North America.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

Liberia is a small country tucked between Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast on Africa’s western edge.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Patterson watched this week's proceedings at Melbourne's Supreme Court via a live video link from her maximum-security prison, the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Melbourne's western suburbs.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

The latest discovery came Sunday at Boulder Beach on the western part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada, according to national park officials.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Mrs. Kedzie planned to bring the girls to the western Ohio cities of Cincinnati and Columbus.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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