Peoria
Americannoun
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a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
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a town in central Arizona.
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The Vittitoes were paying more than $13,000 a year on their home in Washington, Ill., outside Peoria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The grappler system was invented by a Peoria, Ariz., entrepreneur and was first employed by the Phoenix Police Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
When Nate Wallick takes his kids tubing on the Illinois River near their home in Peoria, he makes them wear football helmets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
"Under normal circumstances, flies stop moving when exposed to strong airflow," said Saldes, now a science research specialist at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria and a former doctoral student at UTEP.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026
The operator in Peoria had a harsh, hammering quality.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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