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Olathe

American  
[oh-ley-thuh] / oʊˈleɪ θə /

noun

  1. a city in E Kansas.


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While the man was the subject of intense speculation in the days after the shooting, he was later identified as Denton Loudermill from the nearby town of Olathe, Kansas.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

But Kobach didn’t cite Kansas law in his letters to the state school boards association, the Topeka school district and the Kansas City, Shawnee Mission and Olathe school districts in the Kansas City area.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

District Court in Washington sentenced the man, William Chrestman, 51, of Olathe, Kan., to 55 months in prison.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Walmart said on Tuesday it would invest $257 million to open a beef-packing plant in Olathe, Kansas in 2025, which would create more than 600 jobs.

From Reuters • Jun. 14, 2023

He and Perry drove along the main street of Olathe until they arrived at the Bob Sands establishment, an auto-repair garage, where Dick had been employed since his release from the penitentiary in mid- August.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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