Kansas City
Americannoun
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a city in western Missouri, the largest city in the state, situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers and contiguous to Kansas City, Kansas.
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a city in northeastern Kansas, contiguous to and named after Kansas City, Missouri.
noun
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a city in W Missouri, at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers: important centre of livestock and meat-packing industry. Pop: 442 768 (2003 est)
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a city in NE Kansas, adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri. Pop: 145 757 (2003 est)
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A commercial, industrial, and cultural center, Kansas City was the starting point for many western expeditions.
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However, since funding has been frozen Kansas City deputy chief of police Joseph Mabin said his department does not have enough staff to cover the city's security needs.
From BBC
They opened for dealing in the pits of the Kansas City Board of Trade.
Also in December, the Kansas City Chiefs announced they will leave Missouri to play in a new stadium being built in neighboring Kansas, after state lawmakers approved funding for the project.
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World Cup host cities since the schedule was announced — with Kansas City, Mo., and Boston seeing the biggest increases at 500% and 450%, respectively.
From MarketWatch
The receiver, who turns 32 on March 1, spent four seasons with Miami after joining from the Kansas City Chiefs in 2022.
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