western
Example Sentences
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Eight lower level flood alerts have been issued for northern and western areas of Scotland.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
On social media, Iranian accounts posted videos purporting to show helicopters searching for downed pilots in Iran’s western and southern provinces, according to a report from Fars News.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Antonov was detained in western France last December on suspicion of fraud, following a European arrest warrant from Lithuania.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
They proposed stationing key aircraft during a conflict in the western part of the kingdom, a safer distance away from Tehran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The waves made it impossible to swim in a straight line, and the western shore of the lake was in a different region of Ghana!
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.