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Terre Haute

American  
[ter-uh hoht, huht, hawt] / ˈtɛr ə ˈhoʊt, ˈhʌt, ˈhɔt /

noun

  1. a city in W Indiana, on the Wabash River.


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But now two men on the federal death row in Terre Haute, Indiana have thrown a monkey wrench into Biden’s decision.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2025

Having served a large part of his sentence, he was released in August of 2024 from federal prison in Terre Haute, Idaho, and handed over to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

Students at the Terre Haute, Ind., elementary school where Goodall worked for 23 years encouraged him to audition for “AGT.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

“Beating China on advanced battery development and production starts right here in Terre Haute, today,” he said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

At the site of what is today Terre Haute, Indiana, the soldiers constructed Fort Harrison on Shawnee land.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz