western

Example Sentences

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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

The Miyako Odori began soon after Kyoto hosted Japan's first national expo -- an effort to revitalise the western city following the relocation of the capital to Tokyo in 1869.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The Texan artist revives the old-time western song on this appealing and historically minded album of vintage verse set to music.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"We didn't quite know the value of the western part of the US, or the Pacific Northwest, but we thought it was there," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Either way, it was all just back and forth, selling eastern goods in the West, and western goods in the East.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri