Pacific Northwest

[puh-sif-ik nawrth-west]

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noun

an imprecisely defined region of North America that is commonly held to include the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho and the Canadian province of British Columbia, with some designations extending the region south into northern California and/or north into Alaska and Yukon: often considered as much a historical, sociocultural region as a geographical one. PNW

Pacific Northwest

noun

the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies

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She structures her narrative chronologically, conveyed in present tense, newsreel-style, evoking the Pacific Northwest’s woodsy tang and bland suburbia.

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He robbed banks in the Pacific Northwest until federal agents caught him outside a burger joint in Washington state.

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She is from the Pacific Northwest and is excited to find the best hikes in the L.A. area.

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But the Pacific Northwest presents challenges beyond cauliflower-headed flesh eaters and deadly mean girls.

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“The potential for blackouts in the Pacific Northwest is incredibly low,” the agency said.

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