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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of north-central North Dakota north-northwest of Bismarck. It was founded as a railroad stop in the 1880s.

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  • MINOT AIR FORCE BASE - For 28 years, Dizzy the Clown, Ken Gillespie of Minot, has entertained children at the Sunday brunch in the Jimmy Doolittle Center at Minot Air Force Base.

    Minot Daily News 2009

  • After receiving an associate degree from Frederick Community College, the 20-year-old now attends school in Minot, N.D. The proud father is looking forward to having her return home for Christmas.

    Frederick deputy is also Navy sailor Washington Post Editors 2010

  • Kellen meets Matt at Applebee's in Minot, Matt interviews Kellen while subtly glancing at his watch to make sure he is not missing he tee time.

    Archive 2008-06-01 The Wood To The Sand 2008

  • Kellen meets Matt at Applebee's in Minot, Matt interviews Kellen while subtly glancing at his watch to make sure he is not missing he tee time.

    Peace Corps Bulgaria: Giddy is Me The Wood To The Sand 2008

  • Born Derek Allen Abney on 12/19/80 in Minot, North Dakota ...

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • If Walter Minot is looking for the stained blue dress, he won't find it: hard evidence of incest in the eighteenth century is difficult to come by.

    Letters to the Editor 2005

  • If Walter Minot is looking for the stained blue dress, he won't find it: hard evidence of incest in the eighteenth century is difficult to come by.

    Letters to the Editor 2005

  • Susan Minot's sister Eliza has published a book based on the same family events depicted in Minot's own debut novel.

    In Praise of Nepotism 2003

  • Susan Minot's sister Eliza has published a book based on the same family events depicted in Minot's own debut novel.

    In Praise of Nepotism 2003

  • Imagine that a $20 billion bank merger is about to be consummated, but the parties pause to spend weeks bickering about the fate of the branch in Minot, N.D. That is essentially what has happened to the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of the 700-megahertz wireless spectrum.

    Spectrum Auction: The Battle for Minot Nears an End - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

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