Missouri
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a state in the central United States. 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Jefferson City. MO (for use with zip code), Mo.
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a river flowing from SW Montana into the Mississippi N of St. Louis, Mo. 2,723 miles (4,382 km) long.
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a member of a North American Indian tribe belonging to the Siouan linguistic stock, located on the Missouri River in early historic times and now extinct as a tribe.
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Abbreviation: Mo. MO. a state of the central US: consists of rolling prairies in the north, the Ozark Mountains in the south, and part of the Mississippi flood plain in the southeast, with the Mississippi forming the E border; chief US producer of lead and barytes. Capital: Jefferson City. Pop: 5 704 484 (2003 est). Area: 178 699 sq km (68 995 sq miles)
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a river in the W and central US, rising in SW Montana: flows north, east, and southeast to join the Mississippi above St Louis; the longest river in North America; chief tributary of the Mississippi. Length: 3970 km (2466 miles)
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Elsewhere, lower water volumes in the Missouri and Mississippi River basins threaten to disrupt coal shipments by barge, a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission report warned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
In May, the company said it would invest $15 billion on infrastructure in Missouri, including a new data center.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
A Missouri man had sued, claiming a chemical in Roundup called glyphosate caused his cancer, and won $1.25 million in court.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Supreme Court case stems from a suit brought by John Durnell, who had won a failure-to-warn suit in a Missouri court in 2024.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Then I remembered he was on his way to Missouri.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Exactly what Lindell has been doing in "your Missouris" and "Alabamas" is unclear.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2021
The person sent was Bourgmont, who had lived among the Missouris fifteen or more years, and had been made commander on the Missouri.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
From there in 1724 he went up the river among the Otos and Iowas, and then southwest to the Padoucas in Western Kansas, taking with him Missouris, Osages, Kansas, Otos, and Iowas.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
They held a big council here, decorating a few more Otoes and Missouris, and telling them to make peace with the Omahas and the Pawnee Loups.
From The Young Alaskans on the Missouri by Hough, Emerson
On the 9th M. de Bourgmont dispatched five Missouris to acquaint the Othouez with his arrival at the Canzas.
From History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing by Le Page du Pratz
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