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Quad Cities

American  

plural noun

  1. the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, together with Rock Island and Moline, Illinois.


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But they say the traitor fish tactic is worthwhile, pointing to results in the Mississippi from the Illinois-Iowa Quad Cities to the Iowa-Missouri border.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023

The Quad Cities will likely see two rounds of severe weather on Friday, forecasters said.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023

Flemming and her colleagues even got a show of support from a group of unionized tank manufacturers from Ohio, who drove all the way to the Quad Cities last week to visit the picketers.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2021

Finley was called up from Class-A Quad Cities in late May and saw a blend of personalities and temperaments that was borderline toxic.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2021

An Illinois man unexpectedly won the Quad Cities Marathon this weekend when the two Kenyan runners who had far outpaced him were disqualified after being diverted off the course by a race volunteer bicyclist.

From Fox News • Sep. 28, 2021

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