the Pacific Northwest

noun

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

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Conversely, water supply in the Pacific Northwest and Northeast both far exceed demand. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 But the Cornhuskers will have been in the Pacific Northwest for five days because of a prior game at Oregon. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025 The easiest way to think about it is a kind of forensic science that can look at an extreme weather event, for example, the 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest. Peter Bergen, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025 That means less moisture, and the moisture that does arrive hits the Pacific Northwest more than California. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 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 26 Jan. 2025.

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