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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“I think this is a test for the new chair,” said former St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, in an interview with MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
“I think this is a test for the new chair,” said former St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, in an interview with MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
There’s the investment manager of the endowment at Washington University in St. Louis who plunked down $50 million into SpaceX External link nearly a decade ago, which is now worth in excess of $1 billion.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The comments come at a delicate time for LAFC, which has let potential MLS wins slip away despite showing competitive moments recently against St. Louis City SC and Nashville SC.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
St. Louis air smelled of tar and doughnuts, old boards washed up out of the muddy river, red bricks, and licorice.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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