Pacific Rim

Between the police, Pacific Rim money and developers, the Hills didn’t have much of a chance.

Luis J. Rodriguez -- Always Running

the countries and regions bordering the Pacific Ocean — especially the small nations of eastern Asia

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Between the police, Pacific Rim money and developers, the Hills didn’t have much of a chance.
Luis J. Rodriguez -- Always Running
We split up the rest, the Chinese, Laotians, Singaporans, Filipinos, the whole transplanted Pacific Rim.
Chang-rae Lee -- Native Speaker
What we cherish most are the specialty items from far away, what the people have brought with them or are bringing in now, to sell to the natives: Honduran back scratchers, Polish mothballs, Flip Flops from every nation in the Pacific Rim, Statuettes of Liberty (earrings and pendants), made in Mexico City.
Chang-rae Lee -- Native Speaker

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Associated words [difficulty]: Pacific Rim [8] , Yosemite [6] , Marianas trench [9]
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