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Corvallis

American  
[kawr-val-is] / kɔrˈvæl ɪs /

noun

  1. a city in W Oregon.


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The research was conducted by scientists from Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts, together with collaborators from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.

From Science Daily May 18, 2026

He left Corvallis, Ore., as the Beavers’ all-time leader in hits, runs scored and total bases—then received an $8.95 million signing bonus from the Guardians.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 8, 2026

USC will travel to the Corvallis Regional and open play against TCU at noon PDT on Friday on ESPNU.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2025

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office said Pomeroy’s body was located Wednesday morning in the Willamette River about half a mile upstream of Hyak Park between Corvallis and Albany, Ore.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2024

By the time I left Corvallis, Oregon, to enroll in a distant college where no ivy grew, I was speaking to my father with a clenched jaw or not at all.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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