East Coast
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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His first name derives from that of Zayd Shakur, the minister of information of the East Coast Panthers, a radical group formed in the late 1960s.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The deal would combine two of the largest U.S. utilities into an East Coast energy titan with territory in Florida, the Carolinas and Virginia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
“We’re always being sensitive, trying to make sure we’re not pingponging a team across the country with travel to the East Coast and back,” said Hans Schroeder, the NFL’s executive vice president of media distribution.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Economists Ryan Kellogg and Rich Sweeney estimate that the law raises East Coast gasoline prices by about a penny and a half per gallon on average, costing drivers roughly $770 million a year.
From Salon • May 13, 2026
According to the article, Rufus Griswold and Edgar Allan Poe were both East Coast writers in the mid-1800s who were familiar with each other but didn’t get along.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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