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 share of Americans who identify as nonreligious has declined for three years in a row from 2022 to 2025, according to data from Ryan Burge, a political scientist at Washington University in St. Louis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The Dodgers acquired infielder Tommy Edman from the St. Louis Cardinals at the 2024 trade deadline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The political editor of KSDK-TV in St. Louis, Schmitt’s home market, mocked him openly for the mistake.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
The 10-Year break-even inflation rate traded at 2.35% on Tuesday, according to data on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Though poor and unable to read or write, they knew how to work hard, which was exactly what garment manufacturers in St. Louis wanted.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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