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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of central Colorado at the foot of Pikes Peak south of Denver. Founded as a resort in 1871, it prospered after the discovery of gold at Cripple Creek (1891). The city is the site of the US Air Force Academy, which opened here in 1958.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a city in east central Colorado on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy
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The party of pro-capitalist libertarianism and I are roughly the same age, and, strangely enough, we both spring from the same city, namely Colorado Springs, CO.
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The party of pro-capitalist libertarianism and I are roughly the same age, and, strangely enough, we both spring from the same city, namely Colorado Springs, CO.
2008 February 2008
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CJ's is in the heart of El Paso County, in Colorado Springs, which is one of the most conservative communities in the nation.
Mayhill Fowler: Colorado Springs: Ground Zero for Battleground Colorado 2008
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The ABC investigation is centered on Fort Carson, a massive Army base in Colorado Springs, which is home to 17,500 active duty personell. '
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The ABC investigation is centered on Fort Carson, a massive Army base in Colorado Springs, which is home to 17,500 active duty personell.
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One of our games was in Colorado Springs, which is about a two-hour drive from Littleton.
Still Kicking Katie Hnida 2006
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MS: And you'd had people who came from Colorado Springs, which is of course the center of evangelical movement, who were involved with the churches?
11/06/2006 2006
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But as it turns out, it looks like, anyway, that they went as far as Colorado Springs, which is where all this activity is going on right now.
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Shockingly that Conservative bastion of hatred, religion and guns are you Liberals like to call Colorado Springs has a higher percentage of minorities and black owned businesses than the state average.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local pshaw 2010
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Shockingly that Conservative bastion of hatred, religion and guns are you Liberals like to call Colorado Springs has a higher percentage of minorities and black owned businesses than the state average.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local Funny 2010
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