Tempe
Americannoun
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Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
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a city in central Arizona, near Phoenix.
noun
Example Sentences
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"The imager performed brilliantly, delivering some rarely seen views of the Red Planet," said Jim Bell, the Psyche imager instrument lead at Arizona State University in Tempe.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
The accident - now commonly known as the "Tempe crime" -- sparked widespread anger that has never subsided.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
The Angels began spring training last week at Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., with a new manager in Kurt Suzuki and plenty of new faces to go with some familiar ones like veteran Mike Trout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
His self-described “lightning-strike moment” came with a job in a Tempe, Ariz., video store, which allowed him to indulge his favorite hobby, watching movies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
For the rest of lunch we talked about my brothers and sisters, about life in Tempe, about the weather, his crops, and anything except his guilt.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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