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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The vision of a Nevada gambling hub south of Las Vegas along the Interstate 15 Freeway was perhaps done in by SoCal tribal casinos offering shorter drives and similar services.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
She told the Las Vegas Review-Journal her proudest accomplishment was “making sure I got all my children through high school and college”—and she wound up being awarded several honorary degrees herself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“I wasn’t afraid of nothing,” recalled Duncan, who died in Las Vegas on April 26 at 93.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
On Monday, Fisher and the A’s open a six-game homestand at a triple-A ballpark in Las Vegas, an appetizer before their scheduled move into a new stadium there in 2028.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Everything in Las Vegas is a perfect replica.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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