North Platte
Americannoun
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a river flowing from N Colorado through SE Wyoming and W Nebraska into the Platte. 618 miles (995 sq. km) long.
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a city in central Nebraska.
Example Sentences
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Briggs said Sustainable Beef is working with the state to potentially bus workers from Lexington to North Platte.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Escobar, 45, landed a job at Sustainable Beef, a plant that opened in June in North Platte, Neb., an hour west on Interstate 80.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
The buildings that tested positive are the port of entry in Lewiston; the North Platte Federal Building; the John C. Kluczynski Federal Building and the U.S.
From Washington Times • Sep. 21, 2023
No one was injured in the blast at Union Pacific’s massive railyard in North Platte, and no structures were damaged.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023
They had gone to a town called North Platte, to look at a pickup truck.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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