Tempe
Americannoun
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Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
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a city in central Arizona, near Phoenix.
noun
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Arizona State hockey player Matthew Mayich remains incapacitated more than two weeks after he collapsed during an outdoor team practice in Tempe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
"The imager performed brilliantly, delivering some rarely seen views of the Red Planet," said Jim Bell, the Psyche imager instrument lead at Arizona State University in Tempe.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Reporter Joseph Bernstein, who covers internet culture for the paper, traveled to Tempe, Arizona, to spend time with the streamer in person.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
The accident - now commonly known as the "Tempe crime" -- sparked widespread anger that has never subsided.
From Barron's ● Mar. 23, 2026
For the rest of lunch we talked about my brothers and sisters, about life in Tempe, about the weather, his crops, and anything except his guilt.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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