the Pacific Northwest

noun

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

Examples of the Pacific Northwest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The participants were overwhelmingly white (83%), mainly from the Pacific Northwest, and over half were female. Brian Mastroianni, Health, 27 Sep. 2024 The decrease in consumer spending from machinists and other affected workers, meanwhile, is concentrated in the Pacific Northwest. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024 Wildfires, meanwhile, are chewing up landscapes and homes — in Southern California and the Pacific Northwest, which has set a modern record for acres burned this year, per Zach Urness at the Sales Statesman Journal. Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024 The arrival of a trough from the Pacific Northwest will bring back with it the marine layer, which was eroded and squished by the high pressure that gave rise to the recent heat. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024 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 Oct. 2024.

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