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Bloomington

American  
[bloo-ming-tuhn] / ˈblu mɪŋ tən /

noun

  1. a city in SE Minnesota.

  2. a city in S Indiana.

  3. a city in central Illinois.


Bloomington British  
/ ˈbluːmɪŋtən /

noun

  1. a city in central Indiana: seat of the University of Indiana (1820). Pop: 70 642 (2003 est)

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Mark Messier, Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Physics department within the College of Arts and Sciences at IU Bloomington, has held leadership roles in the project since 2006.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

The Bruins edged Indiana 72-68 in Bloomington last season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

Roth made his way to Bloomington, Ill., apprenticing himself to an architect, later returning to Chicago, where he found work on the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

According to court documents obtained by MS NOW, Ross was on patrol last June in Bloomington, Minnesota, when he stopped a car driven by Roberto Carlos Muñoz, a Guatemalan citizen with previous sex crimes convictions.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2026

The water could be the Bloomington Empire Quarry or the Seven Pillars or the river that runs in front of the high school or about a hundred other places.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven