Utah
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a state in the western United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Salt Lake City. UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
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Military. the World War II Allies' code name for the easternmost of the D-Day invasion beaches on France's Normandy coast, assaulted by American troops.
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The Great Salt Lake is located in the northwestern part of the state.
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as the Mormons, founded the state and to a large extent still dominate it.
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This week measles reached 1,900 cases across 27 different outbreaks, most of those in South Carolina and Utah.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
In March, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill requiring the state education board to “create a model policy on balanced technology use in the classroom.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The water shortages have inflamed tensions between the upper basin states: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico, and the lower basin states: Arizona, California and Nevada.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The case has stirred Utah, a state in the western United States.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Born in 1964 in the tiny farm town of Benjamin, Utah, the son of a plumber, Singleton was a nice kid but a poor student, shy, a follower, a practical joker.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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