Dubuque
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“Whether you’re a grocer, a meatpacking plant, a vegetable grower, that cost has to be factored in, because it doesn’t matter who you are, you’re faced with it,” Dubuque said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The most immediate conclusion is that it might be OK to stop agonizing about skipping that long haul to Dubuque this holiday season.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Because of travel conditions from Des Moines, Haley canceled a Sunday morning stop in the eastern city of Dubuque about an hour before it was to start.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024
At the dimly lit bar in Dubuque, he eschewed his typical stump speech and launched straight into a question-and-answer session as his wife, Apoorva Ramaswamy, a surgeon and cancer researcher, looked on.
From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2024
This is two and a half days after they watched the Casino Joe’s fireworks show on the bank of the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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