: eastward direction or part
sail to the eastward
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CBS News, 12 June 2026
The rocky weather is expected to shift eastward toward the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions on June 12, according to the National Weather Service.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
As the comet neared its closest approach, its direction of origin would have meant that its motion in the sky began to accelerate eastwards, not westwards, fast enough to begin to counter Earth's rotation in the opposite direction.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Weather service meteorologist Frank Pereira said the system that produced the storms, including high winds and hail, was moving eastward Thursday, fueled by cool air from Canada clashing with warm, humid air from the South.
—CBS News, 12 June 2026
The rocky weather is expected to shift eastward toward the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions on June 12, according to the National Weather Service.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Noun
Within a few seconds, the 408-foot-tall (124-meter) rocket, the largest ever built, cleared the launch tower and turned onto an eastward heading over the Gulf of Mexico.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
As the comet neared its closest approach, its direction of origin would have meant that its motion in the sky began to accelerate eastwards, not westwards, fast enough to begin to counter Earth's rotation in the opposite direction.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Eastward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastward. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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