Las Vegas
Americannoun
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a city in SE Nevada.
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a city in central New Mexico.
noun
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A famous gambling and entertainment center.
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But after struggling on the road before losing consecutive games at home against Las Vegas and Dallas amid a three-game losing streak, the Sparks needed something to go right.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Ruby Duncan, a welfare-rights activist who led protests and founded Operation Life in Las Vegas, died on April 26 at 93.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
A Las Vegas elementary school now bears her name.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Rae Burrell scored a career-high 22 points, but the rest of the Sparks combine to shoot 12-for-51 in loss to Las Vegas Aces.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
This drone was actually being “flown” and manipulated by an expert who was sitting back at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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