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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

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

Robertson is from the Kansas City suburb of Olathe, Kansas.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023

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

From Washington Times • Sep. 8, 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