Decatur
Americannoun
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Stephen, 1779–1820, U.S. naval officer.
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a city in central Illinois.
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a city in N Alabama.
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a city in N Georgia, near Atlanta.
noun
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“Indexed Universal Life policies are often sold as a ‘have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too’ solution: stock-market upside with downside protection and tax-free income,” said Mark Stancato, a certified financial planner with VIP Wealth Advisors in Decatur, Ga.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Regional home price trends varied, with the Northeast up 4.9%, the West down 2.9%, and Decatur, Ill., seeing a 14% drop.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Holly Elizabeth Tinervin was stunned to find a sign in a Decatur, Ill., Burger King warning of their penny shortage, and that checks would be rounded up or down to the nearest nickel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
“The most beautiful waterfall I’ve ever seen,” said Stephen Decatur, who works in disaster preparedness for the city of Dunsmuir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2025
On one of those trips, Luma found herself lost in what seemed to be a run-down area beyond the eastern side of the Perimeter, only a few miles east of Decatur.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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