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Olympic Peninsula

British  

noun

  1. a large peninsula of W Washington

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Two firefighters were detained by U.S. immigration authorities while responding to a wildfire on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, raising questions about federal enforcement in emergency situations.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2025

In dozens of interviews across this lush slice of the Olympic Peninsula, support for the two was just about evenly split.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

The other one is on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington and the county is Clallam, where I focused on a small town called Sequim.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

Consider these five routes, from the Olympic Peninsula to the Cascades, that are great for beginners.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

If the Olympic Peninsula truly is heart medicine for them, considering what happened in their childhoods.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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