Topeka
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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FBI agent Ron Elder, now retired, was working the case out of Topeka, Kan., and said he located the Doyles with the help of a jilted girlfriend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
Back in 1936, when the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway introduced Super Chief service between Los Angeles and Chicago, this was a roughly 40-hour journey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
The closest big cities — Topeka and Oklahoma City — are over two hours away.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
Five years ago, Lanell Griffith and her husband paid a little less than $2,700 in property taxes on their Topeka, Kansas, home in a historic neighborhood of tree-lined, brick streets.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
Marvin Edwards, the newly installed superintendent of the Dallas schools who had come from Topeka, Kansas, arrived at a simple conclusion based on the obvious proof in front of him.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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