Las Vegas
Americannoun
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a city in SE Nevada.
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a city in central New Mexico.
noun
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A famous gambling and entertainment center.
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But after struggling on the road before losing consecutive games at home against Las Vegas and Dallas amid a three-game losing streak, the Sparks needed something to go right.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
In a University of Nevada, Las Vegas, oral-history interview, Duncan described popping into the Department of Housing and Urban Development one day and finding a room full of female bureaucrats, instead of men.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
In subsequent decades, Duncan became a power broker among Democrats in Las Vegas, getting out the vote for local leaders and congresspeople.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
On Monday, Fisher and the A’s open a six-game homestand at a triple-A ballpark in Las Vegas, an appetizer before their scheduled move into a new stadium there in 2028.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
My family and I go to Las Vegas for two days while they tent our house for termites.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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