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Wausau

American  
[waw-saw] / ˈwɔ sɔ /

noun

  1. a city in central Wisconsin.


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The pilot, Leonard Boltz, 73 years old, made an emergency water landing in Lake Wausau, the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Tiffany was coming home from a dinner in La Crosse County when the plane suddenly lost power as it approached Wausau Downtown Airport, he said on Sunday.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Otto was born Jan. 5, 1938, in Wausau, Wis. His family lived in poverty, at one point having to move into a chicken coop for shelter.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024

Evers signed the bill surrounded by a bipartisan group of state lawmakers, Milwaukee leaders and local officials in Wausau.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

Brother Hayward entered the Conference in 1850, and had been stationed at Waupaca, Dartford, Metomon, Berlin, Wausau, and Sheboygan.

From Thirty Years in the Itinerancy by Wesson Gage Miller

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