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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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Albertson began looking into the subject as an undergraduate at Purdue University Fort Wayne, out of an interest in different investment strategies, before earning a master’s degree in applied economics from Georgetown.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The Fort Wayne, Ind., company said some of the outages were longer than expected and cut its quarterly volume by 140,000 to 150,000 tons of flat-rolled steel production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 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

Born Sept. 29, 1953, in Fort Wayne, Ind., Hogestyn’s early onscreen work included TV series “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” and TV films such as “Generation” and “Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2024

Generose decided to move her three boys, Alex, Bienvenue, and Ive, and her little girl, Alyah, to Fort Wayne, Indiana, a place, she had heard, where life was quieter and safer than in Atlanta.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

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