Urbana
Americannoun
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a city in E Illinois, adjoining Champaign.
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a city in W Ohio.
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Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign have uncovered evidence that could reshape how researchers think about both the brain and artificial intelligence.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Along with Italy's Impregilo, Belgium's Jan De Nul and Panama's Constructora Urbana, Sacyr was part of the consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal that carried out the Panama Canal's expansion between 2009 and 2016.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
The geography of the Illinois cities and their reasons for seeking a second count — McDonough, Pingree Grove, Urbana and Warrenville — are a little more scattershot than in Iowa.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
Despite falling behind early to Urbana in the Maryland 4A dual meet championships Saturday in Waldorf, the Seahawks surged from behind to repeat as state champions, winning by a score of 42-28.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2023
A key piece in the jigsaw puzzle of the doomed robins was soon to be supplied by Dr. Roy Barker of the Illinois Natural History Survey at Urbana.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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