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Itasca

American  
[ahy-tas-kuh] / aɪˈtæs kə /

noun

  1. Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.


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Laura Flamion, an administrator at DuPage County Animal Services, on the outskirts of Chicago, said the dog was found on Sept. 28 and was turned in to the Itasca Police Department as a lost pet.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

After flying 20 hours, Earhart thought they were close and radioed the Itasca, the Coast Guard ship awaiting them at Howland, “We must be on you but cannot see you.”

From National Geographic • Jan. 30, 2024

In Itasca, Ergo said those long trains could simultaneously block four crossings.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023

He now works with Ajinomoto to educate chefs through events like a recent MSG immersion event at Ajinomoto's Itasca, Illinois, headquarters, where they cooked and compared dishes made with and without MSG.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2022

The Itasca was now rapidly approaching the burning steamer.

From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis