a state in the northern central United States. 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Lansing. MI (for use with zip code), Mich.
Lake Michigan, a lake in the northern central United States, between Wisconsin and Michigan: one of the five Great Lakes. 22,400 sq. mi. (58,015 sq. km).
a card game of the stops family, for three to eight players.
Abbreviation: Mich. MI. a state of the N central US, occupying two peninsulas between Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, and Erie: generally low-lying. Capital: Lansing. Pop: 10 079 985 (2003 est). Area: 147 156 sq km (56 817 sq miles)
a lake in the N central US between Wisconsin and Michigan: the third largest of the five Great Lakes and the only one wholly in the US; linked with Lake Huron by the Straits of Mackinac. Area: 58 000 sq km (22 400 sq miles)
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The major development in that race this week was that its third candidate, Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, dropped out.
From Slate • Jul. 11, 2026
Hoekstra said that undermined the original deal agreed to by Ottawa and Michigan about when the U.S. would begin receiving toll revenue, and therefore, needed an adjustment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2026
The University of Michigan has patented the compound and licensed it to Diapin Therapeutics.
From Science Daily • Jul. 11, 2026
The retired former government worker, 68, also believes the administration’s support for nuclear energy will be a boon for the nuclear-power-plant communities near where she grew up, in Michigan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2026
Downtown was left with the little branch of the Michigan Savings and Loan where my mom worked, the doughnut hole, the two-screen Royal Cinema, Burton’s pharmacy, a pawnshop and, of course, Hank’s T-Shirt Shack.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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