the Pacific Northwest

noun

: the northwestern part of the U.S. near the Pacific coast

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Wildfires explained by Ginger Zee Powerful winds and wildfire warnings persist in several states, with some areas still fighting existing flames, as a new cross-country storm emerges in the Pacific Northwest on Friday. Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025 The anonymous Reddit user, who lives in the Pacific Northwest with their wife and newborn son, said that the unexpected bath-time surveillance came after an exhausting hospital stay. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025 My husband’s got an entirely different agenda, hitting the slopes back in our home base in the Pacific Northwest. Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 From there, it's usually sent by rail to the Pacific Northwest, then shipped to China— except nothing is typical or certain today. Kirk Siegler, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Pacific Northwest

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“The Pacific Northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Pacific%20Northwest. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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