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Sault Ste. Marie

American  
[soo seynt 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

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

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, which has joined the previous deals, hasn’t signed this one, Caroffino said.

From Seattle Times Dec. 12, 2022

Sheriff's deputies and firefighters were dispatched to the fire on Ridge St. in Sault Ste. Marie on Christmas morning when the woman woke up to the smell of smoke and yelled for help.

From Fox News Dec. 25, 2021

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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