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Canon City

American  
[kan-yuhn] / ˈkæn jən /

noun

  1. a town in central Colorado.


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Mr. Kissinger was born in Canon City, Colo. He served in the Peace Corps in Kenya from 1979 to 1982.

From Washington Post Apr. 28, 2022

Walter, 53, was arrested on a felony assault charge and was being held at the jail in Canon City, about 90 miles southwest of Denver, for two weeks before he died, the complaint said.

From Reuters Mar. 18, 2016

But so long as they are in Canon City they and their exploits are the least interesting thing about the show—you’ve seen the one about attractive young people involved in dangerous espionage before.

From Slate Nov. 17, 2015

Canon City, a town of 16,000 in southern Colorado, is home to several state and federal prisons.

From US News Nov. 13, 2015

The Yumuri breaks through the mountains near Matanzas bay something like the Arkansas river at Canon City.

From Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom by White, Trumbull

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