North American
adjective
: of or relating to North America (a continent of the western hemisphere including Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the countries of Central America) or its people
North American
noun
plural North Americans
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Their last North American tour took place nearly as long ago.
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
Over the following decade, Jay and his brother Donald Pritzker, grew the company into a successful North American management and hotel ownership company, according to the Hyatt’s website.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
The company has about 150 solar projects in its North American portfolio with the bulk of those developments on fallow land, hayfields and former farmland.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
However, he was inducted into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2007 and was a four-time Stampede North American heavyweight champion.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Big Deal Deloitte's Q1 2026 North American CFO Signals survey polled 200 chief financial officers from North American organizations with at least $1 billion in annual revenues.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
The company's North American food business saw an increase in volume for the first time in two years, benefiting from PepsiCo's move to slash prices on Lay's potato chips and Doritos corn chips.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
In July, the company’s North American head office relocated to 179 Lincoln Street in Boston, and now occupies 43,721-square-feet of the new office building, which was a former shoe factory.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026
Over the following decade, Jay and his brother Donald Pritzker, grew the company into a successful North American management and hotel ownership company, according to the Hyatt’s website.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
The company has about 150 solar projects in its North American portfolio with the bulk of those developments on fallow land, hayfields and former farmland.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
However, he was inducted into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2007 and was a four-time Stampede North American heavyweight champion.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Big Deal Deloitte's Q1 2026 North American CFO Signals survey polled 200 chief financial officers from North American organizations with at least $1 billion in annual revenues.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
The company's North American food business saw an increase in volume for the first time in two years, benefiting from PepsiCo's move to slash prices on Lay's potato chips and Doritos corn chips.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
In July, the company’s North American head office relocated to 179 Lincoln Street in Boston, and now occupies 43,721-square-feet of the new office building, which was a former shoe factory.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“North American.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/North%20American. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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