Des Moines
Americannoun
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a city in and the capital of Iowa, in the central part, on the Des Moines River.
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a river flowing SE from SW Minnesota through Iowa to the Mississippi River. About 530 miles (850 km) long.
noun
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a city in S central Iowa: state capital. Pop: 196 093 (2003 est)
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a river in the N central US, rising in SW Minnesota and flowing southeast to join the Mississippi. Length: 861 km (535 miles)
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“There is still a digital divide,” Stier said of his community, roughly 40 miles north of Des Moines.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
On several workdays each week, Abel climbs into a car waiting outside his home in Des Moines, Iowa, and makes the two-hour commute to Omaha.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
On the cusp of summer, Des Moines taxi drivers were ordered to keep the air conditioning off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Central Command released four names Tuesday; all were Army Reserve soldiers assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines, Iowa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Barack and I dropped into a downtown Des Moines food court over lunch and later made visits to various caucus sites to greet as many voters as we could.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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