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Olathe

American  
[oh-lay-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

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

Christopher Kuehne, 50, of Olathe, Kansas, marched to the Capitol with a large group of Proud Boys.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

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

Perry had a sister, and had once had two, but the surviving one did not live in Fort Scott, a Kansas town eighty-five miles from Olathe; in fact, he was uncertain of her present address.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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