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East-West

American  
[eest-west] / ˈistˈwɛst /

adjective

  1. occurring between the East and the West, especially, formerly, occurring between the Soviet Union and the U.S..

    East-West trade; East-West relations.


Etymology

Origin of East-West

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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Saudi Aramco has leaned heavily on its East-West pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, while the U.A.E. has pushed more crude through Fujairah.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Saudi Aramco’s quarterly profit rose 25% to $32.5 billion, with its East-West Pipeline mitigating global energy shocks.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

“There’s always been a little bit of an East-West divide in Los Angeles,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The East-West Pipeline in Saudi Arabia takes oil from fields in the east of the kingdom to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, which is on the kingdom’s west coast.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The East versus West rivalry carried over to football with the annual East-West Shrine Game and added interest every January to the Rose Bowl—then the nearest thing to a national collegiate football championship.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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