western

Example Sentences

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California’s corporate haters say they try to avoid the state’s high costs, income taxes and strict regulations, but the western state is still a top money maker.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

When I asked someone in the church about it, they explained that where the western Catholic church excluded figures of other races from its iconography, Salvador refused.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Satrapi told the Guardian in 2024 that Persepolis was about making western readers reflect on the humanity of Iranian people, and to realise: "Oh, they're actually human beings like us".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Around 370,000 people across a swath of the country from Shikoku island in western Japan to Tokyo have been urged to evacuate, the government said in a statement.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 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