Schaumburg

American

[shawm-burg] / ˈʃɔm bɜrg /

noun

a city in NE Illinois.

Example Sentences

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They are polite background noise — the culinary equivalent of a cubicle in a Schaumburg office park.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Michelle L. Schaumburg, the chief of the casualty and mortuary affairs operations division for the Army.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2022

The General Electric logo is seen in a Sears store in Schaumburg, Illinois, September 8, 2014.

From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2021

The Scottish club said the 24-year-old from Schaumburg, Illinois, had agreed to a pre-contract and will leave Orlando after the Major League Soccer season.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2021

A document with the seals preserved dated A. D. 1239 and signed by Adolphus, count of Schaumburg is written on linen paper.

From Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. by Carvalho, David Nunes

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