out West
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or out west
US, informal
: in or to the western part of a country or region
He headed out west after he graduated.
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Despite this, three cases have been monitored out West where the CDC struggled to find a cause for infection, according to Wu.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025
His intuition proved correct, soon receiving notice that he was needed out West.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
There's a time and a place for experiencing the country’s big mountains out West.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
No speaker was more overcome than Best Actor winner Adrien Brody, choked up and shaking, unable to square the nature of the pride in his award with the destruction happening out West.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025
His intuition proved correct, soon receiving notice that he was needed out West.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
There's a time and a place for experiencing the country’s big mountains out West.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
No speaker was more overcome than Best Actor winner Adrien Brody, choked up and shaking, unable to square the nature of the pride in his award with the destruction happening out West.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Out West.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20West. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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