out West
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or out west
US, informal
: in or to the western part of a country or region
He headed out west after he graduated.
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The Nuggets are the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference and are among the threats to punch their ticket to the NBA Finals out West not only because of Jokic’s individual greatness, but because this is a team that doesn’t take possessions off.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
In this new massive trade proposal, Miami sends the six-time All-Star out West to pair up with Ja Morant on the Memphis Grizzlies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Despite this, three cases have been monitored out West where the CDC struggled to find a cause for infection, according to Wu.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025
His intuition proved correct, soon receiving notice that he was needed out West.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
In this new massive trade proposal, Miami sends the six-time All-Star out West to pair up with Ja Morant on the Memphis Grizzlies.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Despite this, three cases have been monitored out West where the CDC struggled to find a cause for infection, according to Wu.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2025
His intuition proved correct, soon receiving notice that he was needed out West.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Out West.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20West. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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