Ames
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
The top-secret information that Ames shared with his KGB handlers included CIA codes and methods as well as the names of Soviet double agents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
The plant, owned by Ames Goldsmith, was closing a metal processing site.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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
Three years earlier, Ames was scraping by in a modest one-bedroom rental apartment.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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