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Ames

American  
[eymz] / eɪmz /

noun

  1. a city in central Iowa.


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Faculty and staff began accessing the tool this spring, while student access will begin in August, according to Michele Ames, a University of Colorado spokesperson.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

The stakes of Thursday's launch are "huge," said physicist G. Scott Hubbard, a former director of NASA's Ames Research Center.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

Iowa State opens against Tennessee State in St. Louis, which is a five-hour drive from Ames, Iowa, but is still a quasi-home game.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 16, 2026

Ikenna Nlebedim, deputy director of Ames National Laboratory’s critical materials division, said recycling could meet up to 25% of U.S. demand for rare earths within a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

Ames gambled that as chief of counterintelligence for the Soviet division of the CIA, approaching the KGB couldn't be simpler.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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