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Westar

American  
[wes-tahr] / ˈwɛs tɑr /

noun

  1. one of a series of privately owned geostationary communications satellites that service commercial users in the U.S.


Etymology

Origin of Westar

West(ern Union st)ar

Example Sentences

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The Kansas Corporation Commission issued its order against a proposal from Kansas City, Missouri-based Great Plains Energy Inc. to buy Topeka-based Westar Energy Inc. after consumer advocates and the commission’s own staff criticized the acquisition.

From Washington Times • Apr. 19, 2017

The companies have acknowledged the deal would lead them to trim their workforces, but they promised that Westar would retain its Topeka headquarters.

From Washington Times • Apr. 19, 2017

Concerned, the Topeka High principal, Rebecca Morrisey, recommended him for an internship at Westar Energy.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2017

Both satellites, the Palapa B-2 and the Westar 6, which had been deployed from a shuttle earlier in the year, had slipped into useless orbits.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2014

Westar considers its "smart grid" project to be "our basic,standard, above-ground upgrade," said Brad Loveless, the company's environmental director.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2010

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