North American
adjective
: of or relating to North America (a continent of the western hemisphere including Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the countries of Central America) or its people
North American
noun
plural North Americans
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In 2019, Denver ranked eighth on CBRE’s Tech Talent Scorecard, part of its annual Scoring Tech Talent Report, which ranks 50 North American markets according to their ability to attract and grow tech talent.
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
This North American musical tour is produced by Chunsoo Shin, OD Company and NETworks Presentations.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The Jets finished 3-14 last season and missed the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season, the longest active postseason drought across all major North American professional sports leagues.
—Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
When [my family] moved to Greenwich, Connecticut, the [North American Ferrari distributor, Luigi] Chinetti building was right on the Post Road.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
That has included the Leigh’s 2022 program focusing on curatorial initiatives for Black women and Gibson’s 2024 pavilion developing curriculum and gatherings based on Indigenous North American arts and culture.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Howe, who joined Netflix in 2018 and helped develop Shondaland’s Bridgerton and Inventing Anna as well as shows like Beef, The Night Agent, The Diplomat and Untamed, will be part of the Summit Series in Banff after replacing Peter Friedlander in the top North American drama series role last year.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
North American river otters are omnivores, feeding on fish, turtles, crabs, mollusks, birds, oysters, shellfish, crayfish, frogs, rodents and insects.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
The strategic shift sought to centralize certain functions and responsibilities at the corporate level following the $8 billion merger that combined Six Flags and Cedar Fair into a North American amusement park juggernaut.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
This North American musical tour is produced by Chunsoo Shin, OD Company and NETworks Presentations.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The Jets finished 3-14 last season and missed the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season, the longest active postseason drought across all major North American professional sports leagues.
—Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
When [my family] moved to Greenwich, Connecticut, the [North American Ferrari distributor, Luigi] Chinetti building was right on the Post Road.
—Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
That has included the Leigh’s 2022 program focusing on curatorial initiatives for Black women and Gibson’s 2024 pavilion developing curriculum and gatherings based on Indigenous North American arts and culture.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Howe, who joined Netflix in 2018 and helped develop Shondaland’s Bridgerton and Inventing Anna as well as shows like Beef, The Night Agent, The Diplomat and Untamed, will be part of the Summit Series in Banff after replacing Peter Friedlander in the top North American drama series role last year.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
North American river otters are omnivores, feeding on fish, turtles, crabs, mollusks, birds, oysters, shellfish, crayfish, frogs, rodents and insects.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
The strategic shift sought to centralize certain functions and responsibilities at the corporate level following the $8 billion merger that combined Six Flags and Cedar Fair into a North American amusement park juggernaut.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
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