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America

[uh-mer-i-kuh] / əˈmɛr ɪ kə /
NOUN
New World
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"Founded in 1928, MIA is America's busiest airport for international freight and second busiest for international passengers, offers more flights to Latin America and the Caribbean than any other US airport," according to their website.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

They were having group sessions that Catholic Charities called “culture bumps,” which covered topics from ATM use to 911 calls to funeral costs in America.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Adam Baron, a fellow at US-based think tank New America, said the Houthi offensive since Thursday had "shattered much of what was left of Yemen's tenuous ceasefire".

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Gates paused before responding dryly: “Anyway, not everything is wrong with America, according to me.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

I will use whatever is left of the money to get some new clothes so I will look presentable when I apply for work in America.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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