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West Coast

American  

noun

  1. the western coast of the U.S., bordering the Pacific Ocean and comprising the coastal areas of California, Oregon, and Washington.


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The amount of fuel flowing from the Gulf Coast to the West Coast surged nearly sevenfold from February to May.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

But that territorial dispute spread through the airwaves as part of a bigger national rivalry - East Coast vs West Coast rap.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

The lavish spending continued to the West Coast, where, in 2020, Bezos dropped a record $165 million for David Geffen’s Los Angeles mansion, the Wall Street Journal reported.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

The rapper, who died at age 25, was a key figure in a hip-hop rivalry pitting the East Coast against the West Coast.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

In the intervening years, the program had advanced a great deal, but it still got little respect beyond the West Coast.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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