Quad Cities
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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The National Weather Service office for Quad Cities, a group of cities in Iowa and Illinois, said the area could receive three rounds of severe weather beginning Tuesday afternoon.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023
King faces Democrat Eric Sorensen, a Rockford native who worked as a meteorologist in Rockford and the Quad Cities for nearly 20 years.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2022
Deere is one of the largest employers in the Quad Cities, a clutch of Illinois and Iowa locales, including East Moline, that straddle both sides of the Mississippi River.
From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2021
Finley was called up from Class-A Quad Cities in late May and saw a blend of personalities and temperaments that was borderline toxic.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2021
An Illinois man unexpectedly won the Quad Cities Marathon this weekend when the two Kenyan runners who had far outpaced him were disqualified after being diverted off the course by a race volunteer bicyclist.
From Fox News • Sep. 28, 2021
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