the Pacific Northwest

noun

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

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As other bucket-list destination properties face waitlists of a year or more amid record levels of U.S. golf travel, the opening of Scarecrow has further grabbed the attention of itinerant golfers eager to experience a pure golf getaway in a uniquely picturesque region of the Pacific Northwest. Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, rain and thunderstorms are expected across the Pacific Northwest, central U.S., South and Northeast. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025 One of those areas is Crescent City, Calif., which is why tsunami alerts were also issued for parts of the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday. Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 30 July 2025 And, tragically, the Pacific Northwest is both much more populous and much less prepared for this kind of earthquake. Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 July 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 5 Aug. 2025.

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