Denver
Americannoun
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John Henry Deutschendorf, 1943–97, U.S. country singer.
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a city in and the capital of Colorado, in the central part.
noun
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Known as the “Mile-High City” because of its location at an altitude of 5,280 feet.
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The Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos both ground out hard-fought wins to improve to 7-2 heading into their bye weeks.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
La La also shared that the demise of their marriage began around the time that Carmelo was traded from the Denver Nuggets to the New York Knicks in 2011.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
I live in Denver, Colo., and I am in a blended marriage in which my wife and I maintain separate finances and manage our incomes independently.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Maha Kamal, a Denver family lawyer, joined a custody case on behalf of a mother after the children’s father began peppering the court with filings that accused her of breaking the judge’s orders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
I tried to imagine that I was dragging the ocean all the way to Denver.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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