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Wood River

American  

noun

  1. a city in SW Illinois.


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The explosion was reported Monday afternoon at a Green Plains ethanol plant in Wood River, which is about 160 miles west of Omaha.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

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

Roosevelt was familiar with the problem and believed that Wood River ought to be closed.

From Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft by Straus, Oscar S.

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