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Fort Wayne

American  

noun

  1. a city in NE Indiana.


Fort Wayne British  
/ weɪn /

noun

  1. a city in NE Indiana. Pop: 219 495 (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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The Fort Wayne, Ind. company shipped 3.7 million tons of steel during the quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Steel Dynamics, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was involved in three previous failed attempts to take over BlueScope's American steelmaking operations.

From Barron's Jan. 7, 2026

So I convinced this mayor to hire me to shoot pictures for the city of Fort Wayne on the themes that the city was making policy around.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2025

General Motors said it had expanded truck production at its factory in Fort Wayne, Indiana, by about 50,000 as a result of the tariffs.

From BBC May 3, 2025

In the 154 miles from Chicago to Fort Wayne, Indiana, there are only three large towns, and the 240 miles across Ohio are primarily pasture, hay, and row crops of corn.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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