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Cedar Rapids

American  

noun

  1. a city in E Iowa.


Cedar Rapids British  

noun

  1. a city in the US, in E Iowa. Pop: 122 542 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Erin Pazour of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received RP1 in the trial after her cancer worsened on an anti-PD-1 drug.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

“It is more like gambling than traditional investing,” said Chad Gammon, a veteran financial adviser and owner of Custom Fit Financial in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

From MarketWatch Dec. 26, 2025

In a nod to the level of interest in the game, Delta Airlines added a direct flight from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Los Angeles to accommodate Hawkeyes fans heading to Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2024

Linn-Mar Community Schools’ insurance company will pay the plaintiffs, Parents Defending Education, $20,000, the Gazette newspaper in Cedar Rapids reported.

From Seattle Times Feb. 21, 2024

We vault to third place after he correctly identifies a picture of the oldest surviving mosque in America: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, early 1900s.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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