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Mercer Island

American  

noun

  1. a city in W central Washington, on Mercer Island in Lake Washington, east of Seattle.


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My mother, Stefanie and I moved into an apartment complex on nearby Mercer Island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

St. Anthony 77, Washington Mercer Island 49: The Saints advanced to the championship game of the Tustin tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Singh paid $3,000 for her daughter Roop to have unlimited access to Christy Haven, owner of Mindful Education Consulting in Mercer Island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

The panel then described several local examples of antisemitism, including when the Herzl-Ner Tamid Synagogue on Mercer Island was spray-painted with the words “stop the killing” in November.

From New York Times • May 27, 2024

And he had grown up just a few miles down Lake Washington on Mercer Island, long before it became an enclave for the wealthy.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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