Michigan
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a state in the northern central United States. 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Lansing. MI (for use with zip code), Mich.
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Lake Michigan, a lake in the northern central United States, between Wisconsin and Michigan: one of the five Great Lakes. 22,400 sq. mi. (58,015 sq. km).
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a card game of the stops family, for three to eight players.
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Abbreviation: Mich. MI. a state of the N central US, occupying two peninsulas between Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, and Erie: generally low-lying. Capital: Lansing. Pop: 10 079 985 (2003 est). Area: 147 156 sq km (56 817 sq miles)
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a lake in the N central US between Wisconsin and Michigan: the third largest of the five Great Lakes and the only one wholly in the US; linked with Lake Huron by the Straits of Mackinac. Area: 58 000 sq km (22 400 sq miles)
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Participants were recruited through dental offices, pediatric medical practices, Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Michigan, New York and Iowa.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
"The government focused on maximising network strength, but it did not pay attention to the way that the algorithms changed," said Joyojeet Pal, a professor at the University of Michigan.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
In an interview at the University of Michigan in 2024, Deno said he saw the job of a CEO as mostly focusing on culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The thing that helped most was finding my own secret garden, a nearby bird sanctuary that crags out over Lake Michigan.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
“No, there’s no Michigan event. I was hoping to pick up a book for Lorren, too.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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