the Pacific Northwest

noun

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

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In the Pacific Northwest, Mercer Island (98040) in Washington commands over $3.3 million median prices with sprawling estates selling for upward of $29 million. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 June 2025 The risk of power outages caused by hurricanes could jump 50% or more in some parts of the nation due to climate change, which could affect future storm characteristics, according to research from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Electric Power Research Institute last year. Michelle Fox, CNBC, 26 June 2025 Smoke follows a detective (played by Jurnee Smollett) and an arson investigator (played by Taron Egerton) who are trying to catch a pair of serial arsonists wreaking fiery havoc across the Pacific Northwest. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 June 2025 Well, don’t count it out in the Pacific Northwest at least. Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 23 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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