the Wild West
noun
: the western United States in the past when there were many cowboys, outlaws, etc.
stories about the Wild West
—often used before another nounWild West stories
a Wild West show
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The glossy curation of celebrity book clubs—with people like Dua Lipa, Emma Roberts, and Kaia Gerber becoming Gen Z’s answers to Oprah and Reese Witherspoon—has lately given way to a different kind of cultural curation: the Wild West of celebrity Letterboxd accounts.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2025
The bill sponsors are concerned about the safety of kratom products and the Wild West regulatory environment that has allowed the industry to thrive.
—John Frank, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
At 14, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress — though arguably her role, as a girl searching for her father's murderer in the Wild West, was a lead part.
—Diana Pearl, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Death by firing squad has a long history in the United States — in the popular imagination, it is associated with the Wild West or the Civil War.
—Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2025
The bill sponsors are concerned about the safety of kratom products and the Wild West regulatory environment that has allowed the industry to thrive.
—John Frank, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
At 14, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress — though arguably her role, as a girl searching for her father's murderer in the Wild West, was a lead part.
—Diana Pearl, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Death by firing squad has a long history in the United States — in the popular imagination, it is associated with the Wild West or the Civil War.
—Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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“The Wild West.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Wild%20West. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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