Kansas City
Americannoun
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a city in western Missouri, the largest city in the state, situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers and contiguous to Kansas City, Kansas.
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a city in northeastern Kansas, contiguous to and named after Kansas City, Missouri.
noun
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a city in W Missouri, at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers: important centre of livestock and meat-packing industry. Pop: 442 768 (2003 est)
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a city in NE Kansas, adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri. Pop: 145 757 (2003 est)
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A commercial, industrial, and cultural center, Kansas City was the starting point for many western expeditions.
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City gained 17% over the past year and is forming a cup-with-handle base, with a potential 19% upside to $102.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
For all of his historic greatness, Trout has appeared in just three postseason games—a first-round sweep at the hands of the Kansas City Royals in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Kansas City is offering return bus tickets to the stadium for $15, while Philadelphia has confirmed their usual price of $2.90 will remain the same for the tournament.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
No small-market team has won the World Series since the Kansas City Royals in 2015, and the Dodgers last year became the first team in 25 years to win back-to-back championships.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Liyana had only flown short flights to Kansas City and Chicago before.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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