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East Coast

American  

noun

  1. the region of the U.S. bordering on the Atlantic Ocean.


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Officials say the smoke will not be as bad as it was in 2023, when smoke from Quebec wildfires blanketed the US East Coast.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Extreme heat and humidity persist in the west but are now expanding to the densely populated East Coast, which also faced brutal temperatures earlier in the month.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

A record-smashing heat wave was spreading Tuesday from the West toward the East Coast, placing nearly 100 million Americans under heat alerts.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

The date falls on a scheduled off day in the middle of a nine-game East Coast road trip for the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

She almost hoped that her parents would send her off to one of those East Coast boarding schools that were always in movies.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

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