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Kansas City

American  
[kan-zuhs sit-ee] / ˈkæn zəs ˈsɪt i /

noun

  1. a city in western Missouri, the largest city in the state, situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers and contiguous to Kansas City, Kansas.

  2. a city in northeastern Kansas, contiguous to and named after Kansas City, Missouri.

Kansas City British  

noun

  1. a city in W Missouri, at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers: important centre of livestock and meat-packing industry. Pop: 442 768 (2003 est)

  2. a city in NE Kansas, adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri. Pop: 145 757 (2003 est)

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Kansas City Cultural  

  1. Two adjacent cities of the same name, one in northeastern Kansas, the other in northwestern Missouri, located at the junction of the Kansas and Missouri rivers.

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A commercial, industrial, and cultural center, Kansas City was the starting point for many western expeditions.

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Gadson was born June 17, 1939, and grew up in Kansas City.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid echoed that view on Tuesday, saying he sees “solid demand momentum, strong productivity gains, and relatively low unemployment,” with AI-driven business investment as a major engine of growth.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid echoed that view on Tuesday, saying he sees “solid demand momentum, strong productivity gains, and relatively low unemployment,” with AI-driven business investment as a major engine of growth.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

A few big airports, including San Francisco International Airport and Kansas City International Airport, and more than a dozen smaller ones are part of a program that allows private security screenings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Another three years passed, and during those years two excep-tionally skillful Kansas City lawyers, Joseph P. Jenkins and Robert Bingham, replaced Shultz, the latter having resigned from the case.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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