Iowa
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Iowas,
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Iowa
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a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,290 sq. mi. (145,790 sq. km). Des Moines. IA (approved esp. for use with zip code), Ia., Io.
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a river flowing southeast from northern Iowa to the Mississippi River. 291 miles (470 km) long.
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a member of an American Indian people originally of Iowa, Missouri, and Minnesota but now of Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Kansas.
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the Siouan language spoken by the Iowa Indians.
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Hard times in the agricultural sector, especially for crop farmers, have produced competitive Senate races throughout the Midwest, including Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Wells Fargo upgraded Cleveland-Cliffs, saying near-term earnings could beat expectations even as a planned Iowa steel mill raises concerns about future supply.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The BBC's US partner CBS News has identified nine Senate races to watch, external, in states like Iowa and New Hampshire, and 42 House races, in states like Arizona and Ohio.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Walker was from Iowa and attended Iowa State University to study philosophy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
“I’m going to go hang out with the boys. If you want Annie to come to Iowa, great. But please don’t pretend like anything you’re doing is better than what I’m doing.”
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
Other vital statistics in Forrestal's report revealed that the 45,000-ton Iowas carry 148 antiaircraft barrels, ranging from 20 mm. up to five-inch dual purpose guns.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rembert spent most of this semester preparing the remainder for a fourth try on the Iowas.
From Time Magazine Archive
He picked out his grave—at a place about half a mile from his cabin, where, he said, he had led his Sacs in a great battle with the Iowas.
From Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin
A description of heaven—by Wampasha, an Iowa Indian—was found in the diary of Reverend S. M. Irvin, a devoted missionary among the Iowas and Sacs.
From Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley by Carrie de Voe
The Iowas had spied out this camp and that of some neighbouring Hurons, had betrayed the secret to the Yankee general, and he was now on his way to attack the Hurons’ stronghold.
From Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America by H. W. G. Hyrst
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