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Arvada

American  
[ahr-vad-uh] / ɑrˈvæd ə /

noun

  1. a city in central Colorado, near Denver.


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In a statement Wednesday, the Arvada Police Department said the family’s lawyer has mischaracterized the events surrounding Thompson’s death, and the agency plans to mount a vigorous legal defense.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023

“We all have to get up at 5:30 to pee anyway, so we might as well play some hockey,” said Craig Kocian, 78, of Arvada, Colorado, as they dressed for the game.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

He lived in the nearby suburb of Arvada, where authorities say he passed a background check to legally buy the Ruger AR-556 pistol six days before the attack.

From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2022

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, the former Toby Kurland, of Denver; two children, Mark, of Beverly Hills, Calif., and Robin, of Arvada, Colo.; a brother; a sister; and three grandsons.

From Washington Post • May 3, 2022

In the copse of the hollow below the resort, the mountain song-sparrows were trilling sweetly—the only ones we had encountered in our wanderings since leaving Arvada on the plains.

From Birds of the Rockies by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)