Ann Arbor
Americannoun
noun
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Location of the University of Michigan.
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The matter in question, of course, is the flabbergasting ending of Saturday’s game between WMU and in-state behemoth Michigan in Ann Arbor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Stevens put up strong numbers in rural parts of the state to supplement her leads in metro Detroit, though that wasn’t quite enough to offset the margins El-Sayed posted in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
One imagines irritated Michigan Wolverines burning checkbooks and disavowing money-market accounts as they drink their spritzes at Ann Arbor tailgates—but inside Columbus, this is like getting to sponsor religion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
At age 17, he hitchhiked for nine hours from Ann Arbor, Mich., to New York City to see Davis at the Village Vanguard.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
“See, this person you were asking me about before, that’s an address in Ann Arbor, Michigan,” he said triumphantly.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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