Cedar Rapids
Americannoun
noun
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Erin Pazour of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received RP1 in the trial after her cancer worsened on an anti-PD-1 drug.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
“It is more like gambling than traditional investing,” said Chad Gammon, a veteran financial adviser and owner of Custom Fit Financial in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025
In a nod to the level of interest in the game, Delta Airlines added a direct flight from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Los Angeles to accommodate Hawkeyes fans heading to Pasadena.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024
Suri Botuck was eager to hear Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida deliver his closing pitch to Iowans on Sunday in Cedar Rapids — but she didn’t caucus for him on Monday night.
From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024
We vault to third place after he correctly identifies a picture of the oldest surviving mosque in America: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, early 1900s.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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