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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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
A new plant, Sustainable Beef in North Platte, Neb., opened earlier this year about 60 miles west of Lexington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Two of them are in Chicago; one is in Lewiston, New York; one in North Platte, Nebraska; one in Ogden, Utah and one in Detroit, Michigan.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
Groene, of North Platte, resigned from office earlier this year after acknowledging that he photographed his legislative aide in his office without her knowledge.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
The show always kept him away from his home in North Platte, Nebraska, but his absence wasn’t the main problem.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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