Pacific Rim

[puh-sif-ik rim]

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noun

a geographic area that includes all the landmasses that border the Pacific Ocean when considered collectively, but which often refers specifically and socioeconomically to eastern Asia: �� do the economies in Europe and the Pacific Rim tell us about current trends?
coastal erosion in the Pacific Rim;
�� do the economies in Europe and the Pacific Rim tell us about current trends?

Pacific rim

noun

the regions, countries, etc, that lie on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, esp in the context of their developing manufacturing capacity and consumer markets

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pacific Rim¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Now the formally restless Susan Choi turns to social realism in her beguiling if baggy “Flashlight,“ mapping a family’s journey among political autocracy and personal pain, from Midwestern cornfields to the Pacific Rim.

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“Hawaii fits right into that very well as we try to grow in the Pacific Rim,” Demoff said, “and so it checks every box and it brings our players a little bit of fun too.”

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So, over the last several years, the team began dedicating more and more resources to its scouting in the Pacific Rim.

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Even uncertainty over such possibilities can cause havoc in financial markets and raise fears of higher prices, as well as disruptions to vital businesses dependent particularly on Mexico and the Pacific Rim.

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How much potential do other countries around the Pacific Rim have for becoming alternatives to China in terms of manufacturing?

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