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East Coast

American  

noun

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


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I take photos and I send them to my besties on the East Coast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Another challenge also looms: federal regulations aimed at protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales, which migrate along the East Coast and risk entanglement in the vertical lines from lobster traps to surface buoys.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Speed restrictions will be in place on parts of the West Coast Main Line and East Coast Main Line, as well as routes across southern and eastern Scotland.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

U.S. distillate inventories are down, with an especially pronounced shortfall on the East Coast, where inventories the week ending Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

It was three o’clock in the morning; six on the East Coast.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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