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Mingo

American  
[ming-goh] / ˈmɪŋ goʊ /

noun

  • Mingos
    plural
  1. a member of any of certain Iroquois groups or peoples.


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“We as an industry are very reliant on electricity to make steel,” said Rob Simon, chief executive of JSW Steel USA, which uses an electric furnace at its Mingo Junction, Ohio, plant.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Mingo County is considering two more off-grid plants branded as the “Adams Fork Data Center Energy Campus.”

From Salon Dec. 28, 2025

Massiah Mingo had receptions of 62 and 38 yards.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2025

Video shows Mingo and two other adults left the home seven minutes after entering it, the probable cause affidavit says.

From Seattle Times Jan. 29, 2024

But even though we had not seen his men in Mingo ra proper, we felt his presence.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

The knaves love to hear the sounds of their pieces; but the eye is not to be found among the Mingos that can calculate a true range in a dancing canoe!

From The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper

"I trust to other signs than such as come in at the eye, when I am outlying on the trail of the Mingos."

From The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper

Well, well, I can squint along a clouded barrel yet, and that is enough to settle all disputes between me and the Mingos.

From The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper

When the party came back from the castle, the Mingos held a council, and bitter thoughts were uppermost, as was plain to be seen by their gloomy faces.

From The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper

Hist! speak lower; for we know not what ears are open, and the Mingos are a quick-witted breed.

From The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper

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