Blaine
Americannoun
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James Gillespie 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
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a town in E Minnesota.
Example Sentences
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One of those arrested was Rebecca Ringstrom, who lives in Blaine, a quiet suburb north of Minneapolis.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
In the end, Bogart’s character, Rick Blaine, has no choice but to give up his love, his past and his future to continue the fight against a German army hot in pursuit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
“If you aren’t feeling safe and comfortable to fail, then the joke isn’t going to get discovered,” Blaine said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Next to all that, a rocky relationship styled into an on-and-off situationship for a reality TV subplot is the proverbial hill of beans Rick Blaine mentioned in “Casablanca.”
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Blaine did not laugh, as he ordinarily would have.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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