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O'Hare

American  
[oh-hair] / oʊˈhɛər /

noun

  1. an airport in Chicago.


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And at O’Hare International Airport, American Airlines has been fighting tooth and nail not to lose access to gates in its terminal because of the Chicago hub’s potential to fuel its credit-card loyalty program.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Iraq’s striker, Aymen Hussein, was held and questioned for nearly seven hours at Chicago’s O’Hare airport.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

At 8 a.m. on Memorial Day, I boarded a plane in Kentucky after a family visit and landed at O’Hare two hours later.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

As I approach the O’Hare exit on I-294, Dr. Becky says, “More than anything, your kid needs you to become a sturdy pilot during their emotional turbulence,” and everything both crescendos and collapses.

From Slate May 10, 2026

O’Hare was embarrassed, but he wouldn’t tell me what was wrong.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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