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Ozarks

American  
[oh-zahrks] / ˈoʊ zɑrks /

noun

  1. Lake of the, a recreational lake in S central Missouri, created by a 1931 dam on the Osage River. 93 sq. mi. (242 sq. km).


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The model is “so simple it’s almost embarrassing we didn’t think of it ourselves,” said Hal Higdon, the chancellor of Ozarks Technical Community College System, rootEd’s primary partner in Missouri.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

Jenkins is also the clerk for Miller County in the Ozarks.

From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026

The former police chief of Gateway, Arkansas, had been nicknamed the "Devil in the Ozarks" following his convictions.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025

From there, she moved Tonka to her home near the Lake of the Ozarks, where she had outfitted her basement with a cage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2024

I was still a boy when I left the Ozarks, only sixteen years old.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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