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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The lead lawyer for Trump’s petitions to the Supreme Court in the Carroll cases had been Justin Smith, until recently an attorney at the St. Louis, Mo.-based boutique James Otis Law Group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has uncovered an unexpected feature of how these cancer vaccines work.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
The last time the Angels hired an experienced general manager from outside the organization: 35 years ago, when they also looked to St. Louis for Whitey Herzog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
And he began his major-league career with the St. Louis Cardinals as a 20-year-old with a historic 12-game hitting streak, establishing himself as one of the sport’s most coveted prospects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
He wrote it when he made a stop in St. Louis during his cross-country trip.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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