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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

Maumee Municipal Court Judge Dan Hazard issued the apology to The Blade, of Toledo, after the newspaper discovered the letters, which are available in the online archive of The Lantern at Ohio State University.

From Washington Times Jan. 24, 2020

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

This summer, another bloom oozed across part of the lake and up a primary tributary, the Maumee River, to the city’s downtown for the first time in memory.

From Washington Post Nov. 16, 2017

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 Harbaugh, Thomas Chalmers

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