Ann Arbor
Americannoun
noun
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Location of the University of Michigan.
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There’s been talk of where he might go next if he exits, but a return to college will be tricky, as Harbaugh faces penalties from his Ann Arbor sojourn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Summers, who owns an electric bike retailer in Ann Arbor, knew he had to have the car after seeing it this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Stevens put up strong numbers in rural parts of the state to supplement her leads in metro Detroit, though that wasn’t quite enough to offset the margins El-Sayed posted in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
They hailed from Arcadia Bluffs, a renowned public course in northern Michigan, and even Michigan State University, normally a fierce rival to the Ann Arbor school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“He had a breach of promise with a hairdresser, a widow, who came to Ann Arbor from St. Louis, Mich.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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