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Wood River

American  

noun

  1. a city in SW Illinois.


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The place: Scheduled to open in October in downtown Ketchum—the gateway to Sun Valley Resort—this 73-room property sits near the Big Wood River and Silver Creek, two blue-chip destinations for anglers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

In addition to providing free culture-based programming to the Wood River Valley, the privately funded Community Library maintains the legacy of Ernest Hemingway.

From New York Times Jan. 30, 2023

Like Bodily, Dr. Terry O’Connor, an emergency physician at St. Luke’s Wood River, thinks enduring that early scare drew the community together and paved the way for increased vaccine uptake.

From Seattle Times Oct. 26, 2021

In Wood River, Ill., two black men wearing surgical masks recorded themselves being followed by a police officer as they left a Walmart last month.

From Washington Post Apr. 9, 2020

Over yonder a few hundred yards away is the mouth of the Wood River, and the Encampment lies beyond that.

From The Young Alaskans in the Rockies by Emerson Hough

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