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Coldwater

American  
[kohld-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈkoʊldˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

noun

  1. a river in NW Mississippi, flowing S to the Tallahatchie River. 220 miles (354 km) long.

  2. a river in S Michigan, flowing NE and NW to the St. Joseph River. 25 miles (40 km) long.


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The vehicle, a white Tesla, then fled south on Coldwater Canyon Drive, according to the police dispatch audio.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026

Perhaps he was part of a bigger picture growing in their community surrounding Coldwater Creek.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025

Now, he ensures that his patients are asked where they live and how close they are to Coldwater Creek.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025

Harvard-Westlake attempted for years to improve its parking situation for the upper school located on Coldwater Canyon Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025

From the Coldwater site and another site, named Timberline, directly on the mountain, Johnston peered through a big, boxy instrument called a correlation spectrometer.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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