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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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The National Weather Service office for Quad Cities, a group of cities in Iowa and Illinois, said the area could receive three rounds of severe weather beginning Tuesday afternoon.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 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

Tyler Pence became the first U.S. runner since 2001 to win the Quad Cities Marathon when the volunteer bicycle rider leading the two front-running Kenyans mistakenly went straight when he should have turned.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 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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