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Maumee

American  
[maw-mee, maw-mee] / mɔˈmi, ˈmɔ mi /

noun

  1. a city in NW Ohio.

  2. a river in E Indiana and W Ohio, flowing NE to Lake Erie, at Toledo. 175 miles (280 km) long.


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Steven Gallagher, 50, of Maumee, Ohio, was charged in New York federal court with securities fraud, wire fraud and market manipulation.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2021

The 2014 algae bloom wasn’t the worst ever, but that year some formed directly over the Maumee Bay intake valve for the city of Toledo’s water plant, leaving city taps dry for three days.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 9, 2019

His Inverness supporters were ecstatic—and so were Toledo bettors, who made their biggest killing since Jack Dempsey whipped Jess Willard in their heavyweight fight near Maumee Bay in 1919.

From Golf Digest ● Mar. 20, 2019

His father retired as an assembly technician at Dana, a manufacturer of drivetrain, sealing and other automotive technologies in Maumee, Ohio.

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2018

Abel Merriweather doubtless regretted leaving the cabin home at the mouth of the Maumee, and upbraided himself for having listened to the representations of the false guide.

From Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind by Thomas Chalmers Harbaugh

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