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This former president won the Iowa Republican Caucuses this week.
Trump
The main character in a story
Protagonist
A feline, often a household pet
Cat
This eastern WA city grew immensely when silver was discovered in neighboring Idaho.
Spokane
This highway runs through Coulee Dam.
Highway 155
This Washington state based company is under fire regarding their 737 Max 9.
Boeing
The challenge or problem that a protagonist faces.
Conflict
One of three primary lifts in weightlifting
Squat
This tribe’s homeland stretched between WA and Canada, though the tribe was declared “extinct” in Canada in the 1950s.
Sinixt or Lakes
If you drive to Spokane, you turn onto this highway in Wilbur and take it through Creston, Davenport, etc.
Highway 2
This private company launched 4 paying passengers into orbit this week, destined for a trip to the international space station.
SpaceX
The sequence of events that occurs in a story.
Plot
Synonyms: sizable, significant, terrific, grand
Great
Two historic fishing sites on the Columbia River
Kettle Falls and Celilo Falls
This Interstate Highway starts in Seattle and ends in Boston.
I-90
Regarding escalating tensions in the Middle East, US reps are concerned as Iran launched an attack against this country today.
Pakistan
A flashback is an example of this type of storyline.
Non-linear
To fill excessively with food; to be distended (esp. in the belly)
Bloat
This historic mission site in SE WA became primary stop on The Oregon Trail, and the site of a famous massacre
Whitman Mission
This scenic highway, also known at Highway 20, closes each winter due to landslides.
The North Cascade Highway
Republicans in Senate are threatening to withhold funding for Ukraine unless the Biden Admin. Addresses this issue.
Border security
The French word for a story's resolution.
Denouement
For short: An American living abroad
Expat
The First Gov of Wa, shares a name with an eastern WA county
Gov. Isaac Stevens
This national highway runs from Canada to Mexico, passing through Colville, Spokane, and the Tri-Cities.
Highway 395