western

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The Red Sea is on the western side, and a vital route for military and commercial maritime traffic from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The 7th District, which looks like a scorpion, is appropriately dastardly, stretching from mountainous country in the western part of the state straight to expressways over the Potomac River into Washington D.C.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

Common rattlesnakes in California include the Mojave, northern Pacific, red, sidewinder, speckled, and western diamondback rattlesnakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Scientists at UC Riverside have identified a cheaper, highly effective way to kill western drywood termites by drawing them toward insecticide instead of trying to track down every hiding place.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

It was late afternoon now, and the sun was a vivid orange—nearly red—as it began to sink lower in the western sky.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan