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western

[wes-tern] / ˈwɛs tərn /
ADJECTIVE
situated or toward the west
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Her coverage includes the politics of Arizona and western states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Yet it’s pretty good as the centerpiece of an overnight road trip probing small towns and back roads of the western San Joaquin Valley and eastern San Luis Obispo County.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The team studied nearly 2,500 mtDNA genomes from Aboriginal Australians, New Guineans, and populations across Southeast Asia and the western Pacific.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Cloud, rain and much stronger winds will return to western Scotland and Northern Ireland and herald a change to a more changeable weather pattern.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Seidel took sick leave from his newspaper delivery job, packed tools and a week’s worth of bread and cheese, and moved into the cellar of a building on the western side of the wall.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin