Inland Empire

American  

noun

1. a region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, east of the Cascade Range, in eastern Washington, northeastern Oregon, northern Idaho, and northwestern Montana.

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Inland Empire

Now housed at an auto shop, the car sculpture that she’s working on used to be at a paint shop in the Inland Empire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

A fire in Riverside County has prompted evacuation orders and warnings in the Inland Empire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

The station has served the Inland Empire since first hitting the airwaves in 1965.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Terri Gomez, a 27-year veteran in higher education and a lifelong resident of the Inland Empire, is currently the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona, a university statement said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

They call this part of California the Inland Empire, and it’s always smoggy, because whatever nastiness is in the air gets blown here and caught against the mountains.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman