the Midwest
noun
: the northern central part of the U.S. : the Middle West
the rich farmlands of the Midwest
—often used before another nounmy Midwest childhood
Midwest cities
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The Harris campaign is leaving nothing to chance in the Midwest in the final days of the presidential race and has been putting every celebrity and national politician available on the road.
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Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
In each of these cases, the project bundled multiple Biden goals: clean energy plus working with business plus unionization plus rebuilding the Midwest’s industrial base.
—Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Early next week, parts of the Midwest, including Chicago, Detroit and Indianapolis could break heat records for this time of year, with high temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s.
—Richard Von Ohlen, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2024
While the West and Southwest are hotbeds of strange activity, the Midwest has some of the fewest reports per capita, Alejandro Rojas, a UFO researcher, tells Axios.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
In each of these cases, the project bundled multiple Biden goals: clean energy plus working with business plus unionization plus rebuilding the Midwest’s industrial base.
—Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Early next week, parts of the Midwest, including Chicago, Detroit and Indianapolis could break heat records for this time of year, with high temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s.
—Richard Von Ohlen, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2024
While the West and Southwest are hotbeds of strange activity, the Midwest has some of the fewest reports per capita, Alejandro Rojas, a UFO researcher, tells Axios.
—Linh Ta, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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“The Midwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Midwest. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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