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West Des Moines

American  

noun

  1. a city in S central Iowa, near Des Moines.


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“For a grains producer, there’s no place to run and no place to hide,” said Don Roose, head of West Des Moines, Iowa-based brokerage U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

It’s all been more than Clark imagined when the 6-foot guard from West Des Moines stayed in state and picked Iowa over Notre Dame in November 2019.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

“Are you kidding me?” an animated Mr. Roy told a gaggle of reporters an hour later at the party, held in a West Des Moines hotel ballroom.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

“They can throw a blizzard at us, and we are going to fight,” he told supporters in West Des Moines on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2024

Bryan Moon, who owns a bar in West Des Moines, said he was still making up his mind.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

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