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La Crosse

American  
[luh kraws, kros] / lə ˈkrɔs, ˈkrɒs /

noun

  1. a city in W Wisconsin, on the Mississippi River.


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Other municipalities, too, have filed lawsuits alleging collusion among fire-engine makers, including the city of La Crosse, Wis., and Augusta, Maine.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

Her La Crosse event was part of daylong trip to the battleground state that was focused on official and campaign duties centered on health care and reproductive rights.

From New York Times Apr. 22, 2024

La Crosse encephalitis virus, which is principally carried by Aedes triseriatus mosquitoes, has caused, on average, fewer than 100 cases of human disease in the U.S. each year since 2003.

From Scientific American Jul. 31, 2023

Cooke would be the first woman to represent the 3rd Congressional District, which runs along Wisconsin’s border with Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois and includes the cities of Eau Claire, La Crosse and Stevens Point.

From Seattle Times Jul. 10, 2023

This place got its name from the fact that the Indians selected it as a favorite point at which to play their game, known to them as "Ta-kap-si-ka-pi," but called by the French, "La Crosse."

From The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier by Flandrau, Charles E. (Charles Eugene)

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