St. Louis
Americannoun
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a port in E Missouri, on the Mississippi.
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a river in NE Minnesota, flowing generally S to Lake Superior at Duluth. 160 miles (257 km) long.
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Known as the “Gateway to the West” because of its importance as a staging area for wagon trains in the nineteenth century. The Gateway Arch, made of steel and several hundred feet high, stands in St. Louis in commemoration of this fact.
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St. Louis shelled out for the broker’s fee—she figured it would pay off given how long she plans to stay there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Lionel Richie was hospitalized after a performance in St. Louis on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Princeton University have now identified a biological process that may help explain how early trauma can have such long-lasting effects on the brain.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Heyward leveraged that platform season in St. Louis into an eight-year free agent contract with the Cubs worth $184 million, setting a franchise record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Poppy whispered back, “Who knows? Maybe they think he’s our next-door neighbor from St. Louis, since he’s only speaking English. I just said he was our friend.”
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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