Fort Leavenworth

American

noun

a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in E Kansas adjoining Leavenworth, one of the oldest (1827) military posts W of the Mississippi and site of federal penitentiary.

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For now Kara remains at her base in Fort Leavenworth but is prepared to leave with little notice if she has to.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

In 1955, there was an outbreak at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, when I was in the second grade.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2024

Army’s Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, and went on to become personal military chief to late President Jacques Chirac, and then chief of staff of the French military from 2006-2010.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023

His father, Alfred Lorenz, organized U.S.O. shows for the YMCA, which meant the family frequently moved: to Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; White Plains and Newburgh, N.Y.; and finally, in 1947, to Greenwich, Conn.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2022

Sumner remained a fortnight or more in southern Kansas until the excitement was somewhat spent, and then returned to Fort Leavenworth.

From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by Burgess, John William

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