Marquette
Americannoun
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Jacques Père Marquette, 1637–75, French Jesuit missionary and explorer in America.
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a city in N Michigan, on Lake Superior.
noun
Example Sentences
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Most Americans don’t follow the Supreme Court closely—33% in the Marquette poll said they’d “never heard of” Chief Justice John Roberts—so such survey results always have to be taken for what they’re worth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
David Krause, a finance professor emeritus at Marquette University, published an analysis last month of the Trump meme coin and warned of risks for retail investors.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
Perhaps rumors that Marquette, Baylor and Grand Canyon aren’t in March Madness will soon be renamed “fake news.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
It has a facility near Marquette, Mich., that is fed sawdust and tree tops from the Upper Peninsula’s pineries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Plus, they kept Marquette and his mother and his brother at the scene too long.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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