Leavenworth
Americannoun
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a city in NE Kansas.
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a federal and military prison there.
noun
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, CoreCivic had added more than 2,500 detainees at prisons in California and Oklahoma by the end of the first quarter and began admitting detainees to its Leavenworth, Kan., Midwest Regional Reception Center in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
But the company, which is being sued by Leavenworth, wants to bypass permitting required by the city and open the facility, as it did in California City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025
For now Kara remains at her base in Fort Leavenworth but is prepared to leave with little notice if she has to.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
In 1955, there was an outbreak at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, when I was in the second grade.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024
She hovered over one, and a bubble popped up that said, Dashiell Hammett lived at 1155 Leavenworth Street when he completed the final draft of The Maltese Falcon.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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