Colombes
Americannoun
noun
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The main legacy of the 1924 Games is the Colombes stadium in the north-western Paris suburbs, where the opening ceremony and much of the subsequent sporting action were staged.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2024
Records from 1924 show 19,052 spectators gathered at the Olympic Stadium, otherwise known as Stade de Colombes, to witness the Games opening ceremony.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2024
One hundred years after hosting track and field plus other sports at the 1924 Paris Olympics, Colombes Stadium in the northwest suburbs will this time stage field hockey.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023
Starbucks kicked off the third wave, popularizing espresso drinks and reinventing them for American tastes, paving the way for the Blue Bottles and La Colombes of the world.
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2022
When they arrived under the trees where the roads from Colombes and from Chatou cross, they would take off their heavy helmets and wipe their foreheads.
From Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant by Maupassant, Guy de
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