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1. Moines

   Des Moines ( (listen)) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is located on, and named after, the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 214,133 as of the 2020 census. The six-county metropolitan area is ranked 83rd in terms of population in the United States with 699,292 residents according to the 2019 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, and is the largest metropolitan area fully located within the state.Des Moines is a major center of the US insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city was credited as the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies" in a Business Wire article and named the third-largest "insurance capital" of the world. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group, Ruan Transportation, TMC Transportation, EMC Insurance Companies, and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Other major corporations such as Wells Fargo, Cognizant, Voya Financial, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, ACE Limited, Marsh, Monsanto, and Corteva have large operations in or near the metropolitan area. In recent years, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and Facebook have built data-processing and logistical facilities in the Des Moines area. Des Moines is an important city in U.S. presidential politics; as the state's capital, it is the site of the first caucuses of the presidential primary cycle. Many presidential candidates set up campaign headquarters in Des Moines. A 2007 article in The New York Times said, "If you have any desire to witness presidential candidates in the most close-up and intimate of settings, there is arguably no better place to go than Des Moines."

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Moines in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Moines in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Moines in a Sentence

1. Aubrey Alvarez:

   Throughout Des Moines, there are areas of town where access to quality food is limited, we would love for a full service grocery store to move into these areas, but until that time the robotic unit will address the gap in the community.

2. Larry Ross:

   After spending 18 consecutive days on the campaign trail, Dr. Carson needs to go home and get a fresh set of clothes, he will be departing Des Moines later tonight to avoid the snow storm and will be back on the trail Wednesday. We look forward to tonight's caucus results and to meaningful debates in New Hampshire and South Carolina.

3. Mike Draper:

   I think it's part of the zeitgeist nationally. It's cool to see what's happened in Des Moines, but there's also downtown regeneration in Hartford, Philly -- pretty much every city.

4. Sue Dvorsky:

   I think Des Moines -LRB- CNN -RRB-'s the one -- the one who is best equipped to bring together the coalitions and bring together our base, before you begin to reach out to those folks who are undecided, you have to energize your own base. Our base is young, female, they're people of color and they live all across the country. ... Des Moines -LRB- CNN -RRB- is the person who can excite that.

5. Dan Houston:

   We don't anticipate much in the way of employees relocating to Des Moines, this isn't the center of the universe.

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