Tucson

American

[too-son, too-son] / ˈtu sɒn, tuˈsɒn /

noun

a city in S Arizona: health resort.

Tucson British

/ ˈtuːsɒn /

noun

a city in SE Arizona, at an altitude of 700m (2400 ft): resort and seat of the University of Arizona (1891). Pop: 507 658 (2003 est)

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Tucson Cultural

Large city in southeastern Arizona, in a desert surrounded by mountains.

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Tourist center.

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Nancy Guthrie, in her daughter’s words, was “taken in the dark of night from her bed” inside her suburban Tucson home on Feb. 1.

From Los Angeles Times

The 84-year-old mother of NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie was reported missing on 1 February, having disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, the night before.

From BBC

Fighting back tears, the NBC host said in an Instagram video that they are "aching" for Nancy Guthrie, who is suspected to have been abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona.

From BBC

The throng of reporters camped out around Tucson is beginning to thin.

From Los Angeles Times

The Guthrie home in Tucson is only about an hour’s drive from the border.

From Los Angeles Times

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