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Sault Ste. Marie

American  
[soo saynt muh-ree] / ˈsu ˌseɪnt məˈri /
Or Sault Sainte Marie

noun

  1. the rapids of the St. Marys River, between NE Michigan and Ontario, Canada.

  2. a city in S Ontario, in S Canada, near these rapids.

  3. a city opposite it, in NE Michigan.


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The steel maker, based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, said the job losses would take effect in 16 weeks, or late March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

Thursday at a property in the Sault Ste. Marie area, said Lt.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

Ms Lamour, of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, said she had forgotten all about the lottery ticket until she heard news that someone from her hometown had won the 7 January draw.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2023

“My tribe has already committed to use any proceeds to confront the opioid crisis,” said Chairman Aaron Payment of the Sault Ste. Marie tribe of Chippewa in Michigan, which has 45,000 members.

From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2022

I go with my parents up to the north, near Sault Ste. Marie, where my father is overseeing an experimental colony of tent caterpillars in screened-in cages.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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