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West Memphis

American  

noun

  1. a city in E Arkansas, on the Mississippi.


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In West Memphis: In legal thriller “The Firm,” characters played by Tom Cruise and Ed Harris meet at a greyhound track, now called Southland Casino Racing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The facility is set to be constructed on more than 1,000 acres in West Memphis, and represents Google’s first in the state.

From Barron's • Oct. 3, 2025

Dollar Tree also recently announced that Family Dollar plans to return operations to West Memphis with a fully reimagined and refreshed distribution center.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

He spent days shadowing mayors in other Arkansas cities, including Little Rock and West Memphis, and scheduled video calls with mayors outside the state, eager to learn what the job actually entailed.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2023

Father died at Martha Johnson's here in West Memphis when he was 88 years old.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5 by Work Projects Administration

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