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Ames

American  
[eymz] / eɪmz /

noun

  1. a city in central Iowa.


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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

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

At the helm is Hoiberg, an Iowa State hoops legend who played for the Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves before moving on to coach his alma mater in Ames, and, later, the Bulls.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ames, 84, died this week in a federal prison in Maryland.

From The Wall Street Journal

Aldrich Ames, a CIA officer who became one of America's most damaging double agents, has died aged 84.

From BBC