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America

[uh-mer-i-kuh] / əˈmɛr ɪ kə /
NOUN
New World
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SAG-AFTRA and the Directors Guild of America still need to reach an agreement with the studios.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

A new Chrysler LeBaron brought convertibles back to America after a years-long absence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

More than one in every 50 people in America participated.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The Earth appears to us as upside down, with the western Sahara and Iberian peninsula visible to the left and the eastern portion of South America to the right.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I could go to America, if in fact that is where The Dessoug will be going.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman