Indianapolis
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Known for a five-hundred-mile automobile race (the Indianapolis [Indy] 500) held each year in late May.
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The Spaniard's representatives have not commented, but he is due to play in Indianapolis, having recently been crowned the league's individual champion for a third consecutive year.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Jacksonville, Fla., and Indianapolis are missing from the report, despite being substantial cities at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The world number 13 has an unassailable 219-point lead over American Bryson DeChambeau heading into the final individual event of the season at Indianapolis in two weeks.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Bonta and other plaintiff states argued the consolidation would lead to local newsrooms shuttering, particularly in smaller markets, such as Sacramento and Indianapolis, where Nexstar would own multiple network affiliates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The only other city I’d ever seen was Indianapolis, Indiana.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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