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 don’t know how everybody in the stadium knew how to do it,” the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder said Wednesday at Angel Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Originally from the Philippines, Eneluna grew up in St. Louis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 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
Average U.S. ground-beef prices have hovered near $7 a pound, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Nothing going to Chicago today, boy. Closest is a train to St. Louis; that’s on the way to Cleveland.”
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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