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Olathe

American  
[oh-ley-thuh] / oʊˈleɪ θə /

noun

  1. a city in E Kansas.


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While the man was the subject of intense speculation in the days after the shooting, he was later identified as Denton Loudermill from the nearby town of Olathe, Kansas.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2024

Donovan Davis, 21, of Olathe, Kansas, who was just promoted to the rank of lance corporal on New Year’s Day.

From Seattle Times Feb. 9, 2024

District Court in Washington sentenced the man, William Chrestman, 51, of Olathe, Kan., to 55 months in prison.

From New York Times Jan. 12, 2024

Walmart said on Tuesday it would invest $257 million to open a beef-packing plant in Olathe, Kansas in 2025, which would create more than 600 jobs.

From Reuters Jun. 14, 2023

Far off, in the town of Olathe, in a hotel room where window shades darkened the midday sun, Perry lay sleeping, with a gray portable radio murmuring beside him.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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